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to one's ribs

See: STICK TO ONE'S RIBS.

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stick to one's ribs

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[to the ribs] See: [STICK TO ONE'S RIBS] or [STICK TO THE RIBS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[rib] See: [STICK TO ONE'S RIBS] or [STICK TO THE RIBS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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