eat (one's) greens

eat (one's) greens

To eat one's vegetables. Commonly used as an imperative, as by a parent to a child. Come on now, you won't get any dessert unless you eat your greens. Now that I'm an adult, I'm a lot better about eating my greens than I used to be.
See also: eat, green
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • eat something up
  • Eat up!
  • eat up
  • eat it up
  • eat in
  • eat through
  • eat through (something)
  • eats
  • eat out
  • have something to eat