plates of meat

plates of meat

slang The feet. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "plates of meat" rhymes with "feet." Primarily heard in UK. I've been on me plates of meat all day—can we sit down for a while?
See also: meat, of, plate
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get on (one's) feet
  • get on feet
  • walk (one's) feet off
  • walk feet off
  • get to (one's) feet
  • get to feet
  • get to one's feet
  • run (one's) feet off
  • run feet off
  • get a load off one’s feet