stick to the ribs



stick to the ribs

Be substantial or filling, as in It may not be health food but steak really sticks to the ribs. This idiom was first recorded in 1603.
See also: rib, stick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kwame-Western African, Akan
Sophronios-Late Greek
Havryilhahv-ree-YEELUkrainian
Merab (2)-Georgian
Roslindis-Ancient Germanic
Delia (2)-English