stir up
To arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
Food & eating · Ăn uống 494
From street food to feasts — how Vietnamese and English talk about eating.
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stoke up
To stoke, to kindle (a fire)
strap on the feedbag
Synonym of put the feedbag on (“to dine; to eat”).
string with
To agree with.
sudden death
A meal of a chicken freshly slaughtered and spatchcocked.
sugar up
To ingest a large amount of sugar, e.g. in candy.
swallow up
To completely enclose or envelop.
sweet as
Wonderful, extremely good.
sweet as candy
Synonym of sweet as pie.
swill up
To consume by swilling.
Taco Smell
Taco Bell (a chain of fast food restaurants).
take the cake
(US) To be especially good or outstanding. Alternatively (US) To be particularly bad, objectionable, or egregious.
the fewer the better fare
Things are better when fewer people are involved.
the jug goes to the well until it breaks
Even though something can be used well at the moment, it will eventually break down as everything does.
there are plenty of fish in the sea
There are many more potential opportunities available.
there is reason in the roasting of eggs
There is a reason behind even the most odd and seemingly unnecessary actions.
there's more than one way to cook an egg
Synonym of there's more than one way to skin a cat.
there's no accounting for taste
In subjective matters of taste, people have wildly different opinions; disagreements about matters of taste cannot be objectively resolved.
think on
To think about; to meditate concerning.
tiger toast
A combination of Vegemite and cheese strips on toast.
toast up
To cook by toasting.
triple seat
To seat three tables in one waiter's area at the same time.
tuck into
To eat, especially with gusto.
vitamin D
A dick (“penis”), especially in a sexual context.
warm as toast
Very pleasantly warm.
warm over
To reheat food that was previously cooked.
warm up
To become warmer.
wash down
To help to swallow (something, especially food or a pill) by drinking a liquid.
wash up
To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another (often of the opposite gender).
while the grass grows, the steed starves
In the process of trying to achieve something, one's aspirations may be realized too late.
whip together
To produce quickly by combining things.
whip up
To produce (something) quickly, especially food.
whomp up
To produce quickly, particularly a meal.
wipe up
To dry utensils, dishes etc. that have been washed.
wolf up
To wolf down; to eat voraciously.
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs
In order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that some mistakes are made or some sacrifices must occur.
a hungry man thinks of bread
A person in need thinks of their basic necessities
all one's taste is in one's mouth
Someone's priorities or values are misguided
appetite comes with eating
One's interest or desire increases as they engage in an activity
apple-pie order
In exact or very nice order.
ass eating
Anilingus.
baking hot
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
batchelor's fare
Bread and cheese and kisses.
bed and breakfast
a private home offering overnight lodging and morning meal
bite to eat
a small amount of food
boiling hot
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
bread and butter
One's main source of income or livelihood
bread and butter fashion
One slice upon the other. John and his maid were caught lying bread and butter fashion.--To quarrel with one's bread and butter; to act contrary to one's interest. To know on which side one's bread is buttered; to know one's interest, or what is best for one. It is no bread and butter of mine; I have no business with it; or rather, I won't intermeddle, because I shall get nothing by it.
bread and water
A fixed-order word pair (irreversible binomial); full definition pending editorial review.
bread basket
The stomach; a term used by boxers. I took him a punch in his bread basket; i.e. I gave him a blow in the stomach.
brew up
To make (a liquid, especially tea, coffee, or beer) by brewing.
bring to the table
to contribute skills or resources
bubble and squeak
A Greek.
cag magg
Bits and scraps of provisions. Bad meat.
cat in pan
To turn cat in pan, to change sides or parties; supposed originally to have been to turn CATE or CAKE in pan.
cheese grater
A waiter.
chicken and dumplings
A comforting food, often associated with feeling better when sick.
china plate
A mate.
chomp down on
To eat (something); to bite (something).