fighting irons
A set of cutlery.
Food & eating · Ăn uống 494
From street food to feasts — how Vietnamese and English talk about eating.
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fine and dandy like sour candy
Synonym of fine and dandy.
fingers were made before forks
A lighthearted excuse for using one's hands to pick up food while eating.
finish up
To complete the last details of a task.
fish up
To produce or find by fishing.
fit as a flea
Very fit; in good shape.
fit together
To put the appropriate parts of (something) into a whole; to combine pieces that go together to create a finished object.
fit up
Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.
flavor up
To add flavor to (something); to make (something) more flavorful.
food for thought
Something that warrants serious consideration.
for Africa
In abundance.
forbidden fruit is the sweetest
Forbidden things seem more appealing; people desire things more if (or, in some way, because) they can't have them.
fresh as a daisy
Very fresh; well-rested.
freshen up
To wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractive.
fuel up
To eat hurriedly in order to do something more interesting.
full as a tick
Engorged with food or drink, especially alcoholic drink.
fun on a bun
Great fun; something very entertaining.
furnish out
To provide or supply essential materials (e.g. food) for (someone).
garbage plate
A large serving of mixed fast foods, such as hamburger patties, fries, macaroni salad, etc.
get rounds
To succeed; to cook.
give a man a fish
Ellipsis of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
glasgow salad
A serving of chips/fries.
gnash up
To gnash (something) until it is mashed up; to mash something up as if by gnashing it.
gob up
To gobble; to consume.
gobble up
To consume [something] rapidly.
good as wheat in the bin
Perfectly good, sound, or reliable.
grade grubbing
Engaging in grade grubbing.
grease one's gills
To eat a hearty meal.
grease up
To smear or otherwise lubricate with oil or grease; especially, to grease (something, such as a machine or a baking pan) thoroughly.
grill up
To cook or prepare by grilling.
grow like a weed
To grow rapidly.
grub and bub
Food and drink of any kind.
grub out
Synonym of grub up.
grubbing ken
A place where food may be procured; a workhouse or cookshop.
gulp down
To drink very quickly, swallowing large quantities of liquid at a time.
gut bomb
Any greasy, filling junk food.
gut for
To want (something) desperately.
gut rot
A stomachache.
guzzle down
To eat or consume quickly and greedily; to drink or chug (something).
guzzle up
To eat or consume quickly and greedily; to consume resources.
Harriet Lane
Tinned meat.
have eyes bigger than one's stomach
To have asked for or taken more of something (especially food) than one is actually capable of handling (or eating).
heat through
To become hot throughout.
heat up
To heat, to cause to become hotter.
hit with
To do something intended to punish or hurt (someone), especially as a sudden or surprise action.
hoe in
To eat a large volume of food; to begin eating with gusto.
hot link
A spicy, heavily-peppered sausage.
hunger is a good sauce
Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.
hunger is the best pickle
Synonym of hunger is the best spice.
hunger is the best sauce
Being hungry makes one less concerned about the taste of one's food.
hunger is the best seasoning
Synonym of hunger is the best spice.
hunger is the best spice
When one is hungry, anything will taste good.
I should cocoa
I should say so; I should concur; I strongly agree (almost always used ironically or sarcastically).
if you can't beat them, eat them
If one cannot control or eradicate invasive species or unwanted populations, one should consume them as a method of elimination, such as green crabs or blue catfish.
in good bread
In a fortunate or favorable position.
jerk up
To spice (a food) with jerk (Jamaican spice blend).
jerky up
To turn (something) into jerky (dried meat).
juiced up
Synonym of juiced (“drunk”).
keen as a bean
Very keen; enthusiastic; eager.
keen as knives
Very keen or eager; avid.