stick to (one's) ribs
To be substantial or filling Used of food
stick to somebody's ribs
food that sticks to your ribs is very satisfying, so you are not hungry after you have eaten

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stick to ribs
stick to (your) ribs
if something that you eat sticks to your ribs, it makes you feel you have eaten a lot.
That chocolate pudding really sticks to your ribs.

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stick to one's ribs
food that lasts a long time and fills one up; to last a long time and give one strength (used for food)
The rice and beans stuck to my ribs and I wasn't hungry for a long time.

The food at the restaurant is wonderful and it sticks to our ribs.

The meal that my grandmother made stuck to my ribs.

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stick to one's 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.

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