stick\ to\ one's\ ribs

stick\ to\ one's\ ribs
• stick to one's ribs
• stick to the ribs
v. phr. informal
To keep you from getting hungry again too quickly.

Doctors say you should eat a good breakfast that sticks to your ribs.

Farmers eat food that sticks to the ribs.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • stick to one's ribs — or[stick to the ribs] {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep you from getting hungry again too quickly. * /Doctors say you should eat a good breakfast that sticks to your ribs./ * /Farmers eat food that sticks to the ribs./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stick to one's ribs — or[stick to the ribs] {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep you from getting hungry again too quickly. * /Doctors say you should eat a good breakfast that sticks to your ribs./ * /Farmers eat food that sticks to the ribs./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • stick to one's ribs — phrasal or stick to the ribs : to provide nourishment and protect against hunger liked a breakfast that would stick to his ribs * * * (of food) be filling and nourishing a bowl of soup that will stick to your ribs …   Useful english dictionary

  • to one's ribs — See: STICK TO ONE S RIBS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • to one's ribs — See: STICK TO ONE S RIBS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • to\ one's\ ribs — See: stick to one s ribs …   Словарь американских идиом

  • stick\ to\ the\ ribs — • stick to one s ribs • stick to the ribs v. phr. informal To keep you from getting hungry again too quickly. Doctors say you should eat a good breakfast that sticks to your ribs. Farmers eat food that sticks to the ribs …   Словарь американских идиом

  • stick to the ribs — phrasal see stick to one s ribs …   Useful english dictionary

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