Stick To Ones Ribs Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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stick to one's ribs What does stick to one's ribs mean?	to last a long time and fill one up (used for food)	The rice and beans stuck to my ribs and I was not hungry for a long time.
stick to one's ribs What does stick to one's ribs mean?	to last a long time and to fill one up (used for food)	The meal that my grandmother made stuck to my ribs.
stick to one's ribs What does stick to one's ribs mean?	to last a long time and give one strength (used for food)	The food at the restaurant is wonderful and it sticks to our ribs.
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Dressed to the nines What does "Dressed to the nines" mean?	Dressed flamboyantly, dressed well.	New years eve is the one day of the year when people like to go out dressed to the nines. Common lore has it that a tailor making a high quality suit uses more fabric. The best suits are made from nine yards of fabric. This may seem like a lot but a proper suit does indeed take nine yards of fabric. This is because a good suit has all the fabric cut in the same direction with the warp, or long strands of thread, parallel with the vertical line of the suit. This causes a great amount of waste in suit making, but if you want to go "dressed to the nines", you must pay for such waste.

in two minds about (something) What does "in two minds about (something)" mean?	to be undecided about something	I am in two minds about going to a movie tonight.
under the wings of (someone) What does "under the wings of (someone)" mean?	to be under the care/control/protection of someone	The new teacher is now under the wings of the principal of the school.
stick to one's ribs What does "stick to one's ribs" mean?	to last a long time and to fill one up (used for food)	The meal that my grandmother made stuck to my ribs.
come out for (something) What does "come out for (something)" mean?	to appear for something, to attend something	Many people came out for the concert in the park.
with all one`s heart (and soul) What does "with all one`s heart (and soul)" mean?	with all one's energy and feeling	I tried with all my heart to get my friend a job at my company.
salt of the earth What does "salt of the earth" mean?	good/basic/honest/ordinary people	Our new neighbors are the salt of the earth. They are good, basic, honest people.
take the Fifth What does "take the Fifth" mean?	to refuse to incriminate oneself because of the protection of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States (in the U.S. a witness at a trial has this right)	The business executive decided to take the Fifth rather than give testimony at the trial.
chime in What does "chime in" mean?	to join in a song or conversation	We were having a nice conversation until our friend chimed in and started complaining about everything.
zit What does "zit" mean?	pimple.	Damn, another zit. Where's my medicine?
the straw that broke the camel`s back What does "the straw that broke the camel`s back" mean?	a small final trouble or problem which follows other troubles and causes everything to collapse or something to happen	The supervisor accusing me of not working hard enough was the straw that broke the camel`s back and I asked for a transfer to another section of the company.

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Stick To Ones Ribs Idiom