like flies on a rib roast

prepositional phrase

In very large numbers.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. informalsimileIn very large numbers.
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APA

like flies on a rib roast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20flies%20on%20a%20rib%20roast

MLA

“like flies on a rib roast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20flies%20on%20a%20rib%20roast. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like flies on a rib roast,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20flies%20on%20a%20rib%20roast.

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