This hearty stew really sticks to your ribs.
stick to someone's ribs
idiomTo be filling, especially due to having a heavy meaty or glutinous consistency.
After working outside in the cold all morning, he needed a meal that would stick to his ribs.
The grandmother insisted that the thick, slow-cooked porridge would stick to their ribs and provide enough energy to last through the long winter day.
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another nail in someone's coffin
An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.
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answer someone's prayers
To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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answer to someone's prayers
Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.
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apple of someone's eye
The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.
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bane of someone's existence
Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.
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bash someone's face in
To beat someone violently.
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bash someone's head
To beat up someone violently.
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be someone's to lose
To be anticipated to be won by someone.
Last updated July 12, 2026