cluck and grunt

cluck and grunt
{n.}, {slang}, {avoid it in restaurants} The familiar restaurant dish of ham and eggs; since ham is made of pork (and pigs grunt) and eggs come from hens (which cluck.) * /"I am sorry I can't fix you an elaborate meal, but I can give you a quick cluck and grunt."/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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