Collocations for "rib"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rib" in context.
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rib
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [pork, beef, jerk] ribs
- [marinated, grilled, barbecued] [pork] ribs
- rib of [pork]
- a [tray, plate, portion, kilo] of ribs
- buy ribs at the [supermarket, butcher shop]
- [chuck, toss, throw] some ribs on the barbecue
- was [hit, punched, kicked] in the ribs
- took a [hit] to the ribs
- [break, fracture] a rib
- [suffered, has] a [broken] rib
- a [broken] rib from the [fall, accident]
- the ribs of [an umbrella, a manifold, a fabric]
- the [umbrella] ribs
- [eat, order] rib-eye steak
- go eat at a rib joint
- make a rib roast
- suffered a rib injury
- a fractured rib cage
- UK: ribbed him about his [glasses, bald head, age]
- UK: was ribbed about his [glasses]
- UK: was ribbed by her [colleagues, teammates, friends]
- UK: stop ribbing [me, your sister, your friend]
- rib the slab into the mold
'rib' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):