To see ribs in your dream, symbolizes poverty and misery.
To dream of seeing ribs, denotes poverty and misery.
The ribs or ribcage might represent:
Breathing or its symbolic representation of life, cycles, or ebb and flow
Vulnerablity
A pain in the ribs might represent someone or something you see as a "thorn in your side."A single rib might represent concepts from the story of Adam and Eve.