meat and drink，"肉"和"饮料"，生活中不可或缺的东西。这里所指的"肉"其实不只是"肉"，而是包含了人们生活中所需要的"食物"。当然了，meat and drink 仅仅是维持肉体上生活的需要。但是，当人们具体运用 be one's meat and drink 时，其意义就渐渐演变为"某人精神上的寄托"，"对某人来说是极大的乐趣"。例如:Dancing is his meat and drink.跳舞对他来说是无上乐趣。上面这句话同样可以说成 Dancing is meat and drink to him.be one's meat and drink 大多用在轻松随便的场合。