bog in

Related to bog in: bogged down

bog in

1. To eat or commence eating heartily and vigorously; to tuck into one's food. Primarily heard in Australia. I'm happy so many people could be here for this meal. Now, bog in, everyone! After five hours of working in the sun, we all bogged into our meal in silence.
2. To do or undertake something quickly or enthusiastically. Primarily heard in Australia. If we all bog in, we'll have this shed built in no time.
See also: bog
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • like billyo
  • like billy-o
  • like billy-o(h)
  • like the clappers
  • do something for all you are worth
  • for all (one) is worth
  • for all is worth
  • for all one is worth
  • for all someone is worth
  • guffaw at
References in periodicals archive
(14) Derek Gladwin, 'Staging the Trauma of the Bog in Marina Carr's By the Bog of Cats ...', Irish Studies Review, 19.4 (2011), 387-400 at p.
The Bog Gothic: Bram Stoker's 'Carpet of Death' and Ireland's horrible beauty
Evidence for this appears to be provided by the significant changes that have taken place in Tamarack Bog in only 17 years (as well as other major changes over the past 100 years).
Seventeen years of change in two Sphagnum bogs in Noble County, Indiana
One small patch of this vast landscape, the Sax-Zim Bog in northern Minnesota is a patchwork of black spruce and tamarack bogs, mixed woods, and old hayfieds.
Great gray owl
Like its much larger counterparts--Burns Bog in the Vancouver suburb of Delta, the Lulu Island Bog in Richmond and Pitt Polder Bog to the east of the city--it includes several plant species not normally found in this biogeoclimatic zone.
Reflections on the nature of an urban bog
As in the hydrology analysis, the nutrient concentration values from the middle of the bog in the 2001 and 2002 monitoring periods are reported as cumulative data.
Hydrology, water chemistry, and vegetation characteristics of a Tamarack Bog in Bath Township, Ohio: towards restoration and enhancement (1)
The unit highlighted Daingaen Bog in County Offaly as being particularly rich in finds.
Experts dig deep for history
In 1999 and 2000 we conducted a floristic inventory of two of these newly discovered bogs: Lewis Klein's Bog in northeastern Natchitoches Parish (T13NR6WS35-36) and Lynn's Bog in northwestern Winn Parish (T13NR5WS9).
Floristics and management of pitcher plant bogs in northern Natchitoches and Winn Parishes, Louisiana
Rates of peat formation in relation to degree of humification and local environment, as shown by studies of a raised bog in Denmark Boreas 4:1-17.
Toward an integrated model for raised-bog development: theory and field evidence
The Punjab government thinks that by inducting BoG in the colleges the standard of education would be raised but the teachers as well as students have apprehensions regarding the new system.
Delay in BoG constitution causes financial problems for colleges' staff
An ancient bog in Ceredigion that has attracted the attentions of archeologists, conservationists and even poets for centuries has found a new role.
Welsh peat bog's key role in climate change studies
The Tollund Man was found in a Danish peat bog in 1950.
The bog peaple
The 10 basins that were selected for detailed morphometric analysis occur mainly in northeast Indiana (Kosciusko, Lagrange, Noble, and Steuben Counties) with the exception of Shoemaker Bog in northwest Indiana (La Porte County).
The potential role of lake basin morphometry in the formation and development of peatlands in Indiana
John, 41, swam two lengths of a 60-yard trench cut out of a peat bog in Wales in 1 minute, 39 seconds beating the existing record by five seconds.
Irish champ sets the bog standard