의미: beef

beef〔L 「소」의 뜻에서〕 n.

1 [U] 쇠고기; 고기(⇒ cow¹ [관련어])
▶ roast beef 불고기
▶ corned beef 소금 절임 쇠고기
▶ horse beef 말고기
(NOTE) 쇠고기의 등급은 prime(최상급), choice(상급), good(중급), standard(보통)의 순.

2 (pl. beeves[bíːvz], 《미》 beefs) 육우(肉牛), 식용우; (도살하여 내장을 뺀 육우의) 몸뚱이

3 [U] 《구어》 근육; 힘; 근력; 살거리, 체중
▶ beef to the heels 너무 살쪄

4 (pl. beefs) 《속어》 불평
▶ a beef session 불평 토로회
▶ square the beef 불평거리를 없애다
Put some beef into it! 《속어》 힘내라!
━ vi. 《속어》 불평하다 《about》
beef up 《구어》 강화[증강]하다; 도살하다
▷ béefy a.

beef 관용구

beef it up

add more bulk, increase the size """Does this doll look like Santa?"" ""Yes, if you beef it up a little."""

what's your beef

what is your complaint? why are you upset? What's your beef, Mark? I can see that you're upset.

beef

1. a complaint, a problem; an argument
2. the penis
3. the vagina
4. to engage in sexual intercourse
5. see also ride the beef

beef bayonet

the penis

beef curtains

the female genitals

beef up

to increase in size or volume; basically to make stronger

beefy

see da beefy mac

da beefy mac

a guy who's a master pimp:"Ronnie is da beefy mac; he's got 3 girlfriends"

ride the beef

to take the blame

beef sth up

Idiom(s): beef sth up

Theme: IMPROVEMENT

to make something stronger; to supplement something. (Informal or slang.)
• The government decided to beef the army up by buying hundreds of new tanks.
• Okay, let's beef up the opening song. Please, everyone, sing louder!

beef about something

complain about something: "He's always beefing about the pay."

beef something up

give something extra appeal: "If we beef up the window display, more people might come into the shop."

beef about|beef

v. phr. To complain about something. Stop beefing about your job, Jack. You could have done a lot worse!

beef up|beef

v., informal To make stronger by adding men or equipment; make more powerful; reinforce. The general beefed up his army with more big guns and tanks. The university beefed up the football coaching staff by adding several good men.

where's the beef?

where's the beef?
1) Also, what's the beef? What is the source of a complaint, as in Where's the beef? No one was hurt in the accident. This usage employs beef in the sense of a “complaint” or “grudge,” also appearing in the phrase have no beef with, meaning “have no quarrel with.” [Slang; late 1800s]
2) Where is the content or substance, as in That was a very articulate speech, but where's the beef? This usage was originally the slogan for a television commercial for a hamburger chain attacking the poor quality of rival chains. (1984) The phrase was almost immediately transferred to other kinds of substance, especially in politics.