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falling off the bone

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Of cooked meat; very tender so that it does not remain attached to the bone.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 骨肉分離的 /骨肉分离的 (gǔròu fēnlí de) — of cooked meat, very tender
  • Chinese Mandarin: 脫骨的 /脱骨的 (tuōgǔ de) — of cooked meat, very tender
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非常嫩的 (fēicháng nèn de) — of cooked meat, very tender
  • Finnish: luista irtoava — of cooked meat, very tender
  • Māori: nakunaku — of cooked meat, very tender