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 G. E. (Geraldine Edith) Mitton
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 John B. Greene
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
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 D. Augustus Dickert
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 Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War by George Washington Cable
