on a full stomach
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
feeling content and satisfied
Literally: with a full stomach
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Things always looked better on a full stomach, and right now she was ravenous.
Nonsense, you work best on a full stomach
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “on a full stomach” mean?
feeling content and satisfied Literally: with a full stomach
Is “on a full stomach” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.