ants climbing a tree

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 螞蟻上樹／蚂蚁上树 (mǎyǐshàngshù); the bits of ground meat clinging to the noodles evoke an image of ants walking on twigs.

Noun

ants climbing a tree (uncountable)

  1. A Sichuan dish of ground meat cooked in a sauce and poured over cellophane noodles.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ants,‎ climbing,‎ a,‎ tree.

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