dish fit for a king
Example Sentences
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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)
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
Snipe on hot toast is a breakfast dish fit for a king.
From Memoirs of Orange Jacobs by Jacobs, Orange
He was only satisfied on one point, that it was delicious—a dish fit for a king.
From The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway by Buffalo Bill
An onion salad, dressed only with salt, vinegar, and pepper, seemed a dish fit for a king, but last night the soldiers quartered near made a raid on the garden and took them all.
From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by Cable, George Washington
