tough steak
Jaw-tiring beef
Tough steak is meat that's difficult to chew—chewy, fibrous, resistant to the teeth.
The phrase describes poorly prepared or low-quality cuts: The diner served tough steak that took forever to get through.
Figuratively, tough steak can mean something hard to swallow or accept: That's tough steak, but we'll manage.
- chewyResisting easy biting
- rubberyElastic and resilient
- rubber bandStretchable fastening loop
- leatheryResembling animal hide
- shoe leatherTanned hide for footwear
hard to chew · gristle · overcooked · well done · stringy · dry · gamey · sinew · jaw · chewing · knife · sawing · well-done · charred · cheap · cheap cut · diner · send it back
- cooking mistakesburnt toast, burned food, undercooked, burnt popcorn, overcooked
tough steaktenderloin
Premium, exceptionally soft cut
filet mignon · prime rib · ribeye · tender meat · Kobe beef
tough steakKobe beef
Prized Japanese cattle meat
prime cut · prime rib · ribeye · porterhouse
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