释义 |
stick to one's ribs(Of food) be filling and nourishing: a bowl of soup that will stick to your ribs...- Because they had to do hard manual work from early till late, they needed good food that would stick to their ribs.
- It was the kind with the thin noodles, and not the thick ones that stick to your ribs, which you need when you've been as sick as I have lately.
- It's also the sheer size of the cakes that makes them stick to your ribs (and thighs, abs, and hips).
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