ShowFood and Meals

Words, phrases, expressions, idioms, and other linguistic and dialect features from the world of food, drink, meals, dining, recipes, in English and the world’s languages.

Like Death Eating a Nab

The expression you look like death eating on a Nab means “you look terrible.” It’s a humorous elaboration of the idea of death, which refers to death consuming a dry, salty, peanut-butter-filled snack made by the Nabisco company...

Just an Ini Bit Off

An elementary music teacher in Cheyenne, Wyoming, reports that on a cold and windy day, one of her three-year-old students declared that she wished they were all on a sandy beach where they could change into their zucchinis. It was clearly a...