Idiom idiom
beef to the hoof
Meaning
fat, chubby, particularly with fat legs.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The old pony is beef to the hoof.”
“The farmer noticed the calf was beef to the hoof after a long winter of eating plenty of grain.”
“Despite his rigorous training regimen, the horse remained somewhat beef to the hoof, lacking the lean muscle required for the race.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026