Beef to the hoof like a Mullingar heifer slang
The phrase is usually said of women. The word "heel" can be substituted for the word "hoof".
Used to refer to overweight or fat legs of a girl or a woman.
She thinks she is beef to the hoof like a Mullingar heifer, so she tries to do workout everyday.
Girls who have beef to the hoof like a Mullingar heifer seem to be cute.
This is an Irish slang alluding to the fact that "Mullingar" in County Westmeath is noted for is good beef (a "heifer" is a cow who has not had a calf yet).
Come out of a difficult situation without a stain on one's character
I don't understand how he can fall in shit and come out smelling like a rose.