off the horn

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Used to describe very hard steak, as though cut from the horn of the animal.

Examples

“[…] the butcher's joint of beef was undoubtedly a cut ⟳ off the horn.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

off the lay off the mark off the nut off the plan off the radar off the rails

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