strong meat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But strong meat as it was for a corporate Hollywood franchise aimed at 15-year-olds, The Hunger Games put quote marks around its most radical ideas.
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2018
This is a character piece, co-written by Everett herself, and your willingness to keep watching will rely on how much you like the strong meat of her character.
From The Guardian • Nov. 10, 2017
The classic Richard Adams novel Watership Down is strong meat for many of the young readers who end up opening it, but Nicole Clifffe thinks that's great.
From Slate • Aug. 10, 2016
Producer-Director Mervyn LeRoy clearly felt that that was too strong meat to serve moviegoers.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was true of course, though sprinkled with little inaccuracies that added to the story, making it strong meat for the hundreds of readers who wanted value for their pennies.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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