English / proverb
Fingers Were Made Before Forks
MEANING IN ENGLISH
It is natural, traditional, and acceptable to eat with one's hands rather than artificial utensils
In context
01
Seeing the campers hesitate to eat grilled skewers with their hands, the scout master smiled and said, 'Fingers were made before forks.'
02
At our outdoor garden barbecue, nobody bothered with cutlery because fingers were made before forks.
Synonyms
natural eating,hands-on dining,casual dining tradition
Antonyms
strict table etiquette,formal dining rules
Collocations
remind everyone that fingers were made before forks,shrug and say fingers were made before forks,traditional view that fingers were made before forks