beef
Translation
beef, complaint, grudge
Examples
I would like to order the roast beef.
I would like to order the roast beef.
What's your beef with him?
What's your beef with him?
Grammar Patterns
beef (uncountable) meat from a cow We had beef for dinner.
((a)) beef ((with sb.)) (informal) a complaint or argument with someone He has a beef with the new manager.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (meat) cattle meat; (complaint) grievance, dispute. Related: pork, chicken, lamb.
Etymology
From Old French 'boef' (ox), from Latin 'bos' (ox, cow).
Memory Tips
For the informal meaning 'complaint', imagine two large, 'beefy' bulls arguing or fighting.