beef

Where's the beef? (American, informal)

something that you say when you think someone does not have enough ideas to make their plans work. Where's the beef? The Senator has no new political initiatives or ideas.

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beef up something

to make something stronger or more effective. The city is beefing up police patrols, putting more cops on the street where they can be seen.

have a beef with someone/something

to think someone or something should be changed. I've got nothing against advertising, but I do have a beef with how many bad ads there are on TV.