it's not the meat, it's the motion

Alternative form of it ain't the meat, it's the motion (size doesn't matter as much as technique)

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Meanings

proverb
  1. alternativeAlternative form of it ain't the meat, it's the motion (size doesn't matter as much as technique)

    Richard's hands are on her hips and he's poking once in a while but he isn't as big as she'd have thought but then again it's not the meat it's the motion that makes your baby want to rock...

    2003, Trey Ellis, Platitudes: & the New Black Aesthetic, →ISBN, page 103
  2. alternativebroadlyAlternative form of it ain't the meat, it's the motion (actions matter more than tools)

    There's a book of simple answers for that: The Codes. But you miss the context. It's not the meat, it's the motion. It's the way they reason.

    2005, Jonathan Rosen, Joy Comes in the Morning: A Novel, →ISBN
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APA

it's not the meat, it's the motion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20not%20the%20meat%2C%20it's%20the%20motion

MLA

“it's not the meat, it's the motion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20not%20the%20meat%2C%20it's%20the%20motion. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “it's not the meat, it's the motion,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/it's%20not%20the%20meat%2C%20it's%20the%20motion.

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