| 单词 | heart attack on a plate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasheart attack on a plate colloquial (chiefly humorous). heart attack on a plate and variants: an unhealthy dish or meal, typically one high in saturated fat, regarded as being likely to cause heart disease.Originally spec. with reference to a hot breakfast of fried sausage, bacon, eggs, etc. ΚΠ 1984 Sunday Times 20 May (Mag. section) 66/2 I do it [sc. eat breakfast] in England—all that heart attack on a plate. Sausage, bacon, eggs and tomatoes with white bread and butter. 1988 Irish Press 18 Nov. 15/1 For a fiver you can relish a heart attack on a plate which is unequelled [sic] on this side of the Irish Sea. 1992 Independent (Nexis) 6 Mar. 6 People with heart disease can eat themselves back to good health by pushing aside the traditional, fatty ‘heart attack on a plate’ diet. 1995 Santa Fe New Mexican 9 Sept. b3/4 It's big, greasy and ugly looking—a heart attack in a bun. 2012 A. L. Meyer Houston Chef's Table 71 Texas cheddar adds even more cheese to this heart attack on a plate that is finished with caramelized onions. < as lemmas |
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