Definition: Meaning of, meat in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ miːt /
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[uncountable and countable] the flesh of animals and birds eaten as food
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[uncountable] something interesting or important in a talk, book, film etc
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somebody doesn't have much meat on him/herBritish English; need some (more) meat on your bonesAmerican Englishinformal used to say that someone looks very thin
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one man's meat is another man's poison used to say that something that one person likes may not be liked by someone else
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be easy meatBritish Englishinformal if someone is easy meat, they are easy to defeat, deceive, or hurt
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the meat and potatoesAmerican Englishinformal the most important or basic parts of a discussion, decision, piece of work etc
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be meat and drink to somebodyBritish English to be something that someone enjoys doing or finds very easy to do because they have done it many times before