sup with Sir Thomas Gresham
sup with Sir Thomas Gresham
To go without food. Sir Thomas Gresham founded the Royal Exchange in London, which the poor often visited. A: "Why are you so hungry? Didn't you eat dinner?" B: "No, I got stuck in a meeting, so I supped with Sir Thomas Gresham."
See also: sir, sup, Thomas
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- go hungry
- I could eat a horse
- I could eat a horse!
- could eat a horse
- could eat the crutch out of a low-flying duck
- be off (one's) food
- be off your food
- eat (one's) fill