put on the (old) feedbag
put on the (old) feedbag
slang To begin eating; to have a meal. I can't wait to get to Grandma's and put on the old feedbag. She always cooks the tastiest food! What do you say we put on the feedbag before we head out?
See also: feedbag, on, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put on the feed bag
Also, tie on the feed bag. Eat a meal, as in Come on, it's time to put on the feed bag. This slangy term, alluding to a horse's feed bag that is literally tied on, dates from the early 1900s.
See also: bag, feed, on, put
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
put on the feedbag
and put on the nosebag and tie on the nosebag tv. to prepare to eat; to eat a meal. (Refers to a bag of feed tied under a horse’s mouth.) I’m starved. Must be time to put on the feedbag. Let’s go to Mickey D’s and tie on the feedbag.
See also: feedbag, on, put
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- feedbag
- put on the feed bag
- put on the feedbag
- tie on the (old) feedbag
- strap on the (old) feedbag
- put the (old) feedbag on
- put the feed bag on
- tie the (old) feedbag on
- strap the (old) feedbag on
- put the (old) nosebag on