dish fit for a king
Example Sentences
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A pot of "cush" is a dish "fit for a king," and men who will not fight on it would not fight if penned.
From History of Kershaw's Brigade by Dickert, D. Augustus
About five minutes is enough for the transaction; and then, with a squeeze of lemon and a dash of cayenne, you’ve got a dish fit for a king!
From Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel by Greene, John B.
Snipe on hot toast is a breakfast dish fit for a king.
From Memoirs of Orange Jacobs by Jacobs, Orange
Now, good tender zebra makes a dish fit for a king, but the brute can trot at such a rate that I knew I shouldn't have a chance to catch him running.
From The Children's Book of London by Mitton, G. E. (Geraldine Edith)
It was a magic performance, and when amber tears from a slice of lemon were shed over it, lo! a dish fit for a king.
From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon
