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steak

See: SALISBURY STEAK, T-BONE STEAK.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Salisbury steak

[Salisbury steak] {n.} A broiled or fried hamburger patty sometimes containing eggs, milk, bread crumbs, and seasoning. * /James ordered a Salisbury steak for lunch./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

T-bone steak

[T-bone steak] {n.} A steak with a bone in it which looks like a "T". * /On Jim's birthday we had T-bone steak for supper./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

bone

[bone] See: [BRED IN THE BONE], [FEEL IN ONE'S BONES] or [KNOW IN ONE'S BONES], [FUNNY BONE], [MAKE NO BONES], [SKIN AND BONES], [T-BONE STEAK], [WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Fran Lebowitz

(1950--) U.S. writer My favorite animal is steak. www.english-slang.com

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