beef : Idioms & Phrases

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Baron of beef

  • two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone.
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beef bourguignonne

  • noun beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings
    boeuf Bourguignonne.
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beef broth

  • noun a stock made with beef
    beef broth.
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beef burrito

  • noun a burrito with a beef filling
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beef cattle

  • noun cattle that are reared for their meat
    beef.
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beef fondue

  • noun cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces
    boeuf fondu bourguignon.
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beef goulash

  • noun meat is browned before stewing
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beef jerky

  • noun strips of dried beef
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beef loin

  • noun cut of meat from a loin of beef
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beef man

  • noun a man who raises (or tends) cattle
    cow man; cattleman.
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beef neck

  • noun a cut of beef from the neck of the animal
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beef patty

  • noun a patty of ground cooked beef
    chopped steak; chopsteak; hamburger steak; chop steak.
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beef plant

  • noun South American plant having green to purple or red branches with green to purple ornamental foliage and spikes of insignificant woolly flowers with dry membranous bracts
    Iresine herbstii; Iresine reticulata; beefsteak plant.
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beef roast

  • noun cut of beef suitable for roasting
    beef roast.
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beef stew

  • noun a stew made with beef
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beef stock

  • noun a stock made with beef
    beef broth.
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beef stroganoff

  • noun sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles
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beef tallow

  • noun tallow obtained from a bovine animal
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Beef tea

  • noun an extract of beef (given to people who are ill)
    Bovril.
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  • essence of beef, or strong beef broth.
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beef tenderloin

  • noun beef loin muscle
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beef tongue

  • noun the tongue of a cow eaten as meat
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beef up

  • verb make strong or stronger
    strengthen; fortify.
    • This exercise will strengthen your upper body
    • strengthen the relations between the two countries
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beef wellington

  • noun rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry
    filet de boeuf en croute.
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beef-witted

Beef"-wit`ted noun
Definitions
  1. Stupid; dull. Shak.
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beefed-up

  • adjective satellite made greater or stronger
    • beefed-up sales efforts
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belgian beef stew

  • noun beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes
    carbonnade flamande.
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bully beef

  • noun beef cured or pickled in brine
    bully beef; corn beef.
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Cheek of beef

  • . See Illust. of Beef.
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corn beef

  • noun beef cured or pickled in brine
    bully beef; corn beef.
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corned beef

  • noun beef cured or pickled in brine
    bully beef; corn beef.
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corned beef hash

  • noun hash made with corned beef
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cut of beef

  • noun cut of meat from beef cattle
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ground beef

  • noun beef that has been ground
    hamburger.
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Hung beef

  • the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung up to dry; dried beef.
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roast beef

  • noun cut of beef suitable for roasting
    beef roast.
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roast beef plant

  • noun iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
    gladdon iris; stinking iris; stinking gladwyn; Iris foetidissima; gladdon.
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Round of beef

  • the part of the thigh below the aitchbone, or between the rump and the leg. See Illust. of beef.
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side of beef

  • noun dressed half of a beef carcass
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To collar beef

  • (or other meat), to roll it up, and bind it close with a string preparatory to cooking it.
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