rib

rib (one)

To tease, fool, or joke with one. I'm just ribbing you, Tom—I'm not upset at all! I thought you were being serious; don't rib me like that!
See also: rib

rib-tickler

A particularly funny joke. My dad loves corny jokes, so I bought him a book of rib-ticklers. You should try to slip a few rib-ticklers into your speech to help keep your audience engaged.

stick to the/(one's) ribs

Of food, to be hearty and sustaining. I'm sick of eating nothing but fruit and vegetables—give me something that will stick to the ribs. Have a bowl of my famous chili, it will stick to your ribs in this cold weather.
See also: rib, stick
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

stick to one's ribs

Fig. [for food] to last long and fortify one well; [for food] to sustain one even in the coldest weather. This oatmeal ought to stick to your ribs. You need something hearty on a cold day like this. I don't want just a salad! I want something that will stick to my ribs.
See also: rib, stick
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

stick to the ribs

Be substantial or filling, as in It may not be health food but steak really sticks to the ribs. This idiom was first recorded in 1603.
See also: rib, stick
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

stick to your ribs

(of food) be very filling.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

rib

1. n. a joke; an act of teasing. I didn’t mean any harm. It was just a little rib.
2. tv. to tease someone. Please don’t rib me any more tonight. I’ve had it.

rib-tickler

n. a joke; something very funny. That was a real rib-tickler. I’ll remember that joke.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

stick to (one's) ribs

Informal
To be substantial or filling. Used of food.
See also: rib, stick
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

stick to the ribs

To be filling and satisfying. This description of enjoying one’s food dates from at least 1603: “Some one . . . hath offred her such Kindnes as sticks by her ribs a good while after” (Wilson, The Bachelor’s Banquet). It appeared in John Ray’s proverb collection of 1670 as well.
See also: rib, stick
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • address (one's) comments to (someone or something)
  • address comments or remarks to
  • address (one's) remarks to (someone or something)
  • be in it for
  • be at a disadvantage
  • at a disadvantage
  • be more than (something)
  • be more than glad, ready, etc.
  • away from it all
  • be out of (one's) head
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