off the bone
idiom
: (with the meat) removed from the bone or bones
The pork is served off the bone.
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The meat slipped off the bone, and our silhouettes danced against a backdrop of darkened greenery.
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J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2023
The meat is outstandingly tender and melts off the bone.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Tear off a corner of the top slice of bread and use it to slip a little meat off the bone, fold it into a tasty little morsel, and pop it in your mouth.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
The star of the show is the whole rib kalbi ($68.00), which serves the beef sliced off the bone and comes with umami rice, ssamjang, and red-leaf lettuce.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 12 Aug. 2022
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J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2023
The meat is outstandingly tender and melts off the bone.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
Tear off a corner of the top slice of bread and use it to slip a little meat off the bone, fold it into a tasty little morsel, and pop it in your mouth.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
The star of the show is the whole rib kalbi ($68.00), which serves the beef sliced off the bone and comes with umami rice, ssamjang, and red-leaf lettuce.
—Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 12 Aug. 2022
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