rustle up
1. Of food, to prepare quickly or with minimal effort. I was going to rustle up some lunch—would you like me to fix you anything?
2. To gather or collect. See if you can rustle up enough people to play a game of basketball.
rustle up some grub
informal To prepare some food, especially quickly or with minimal effort. I was going to rustle up some grub—would you like me to fix you anything? I'm totally starving. Mind if I rustle up some grub real quick?
rustle up something to eat
informal To prepare some food, especially quickly or with minimal effort. I was going to rustle up something to eat—would you like me to fix you anything? A: "I wasn't able to go grocery shopping." B: "That's OK, I'll use whatever's in the fridge to rustle us up something to eat."
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rustle something up
Rur. to manage to prepare a meal, perhaps on short notice. I think I can rustle something up for dinner. Please rustle up something to eat.
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rustle up
Get together food or some other needed item with some effort, as in I don't know what we have but I'll rustle up a meal somehow, or You boys need to rustle up some wood for a campfire. The verb rustle here means "to assemble in a hurry." [Late 1800s]
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rustle up
v. To gather something or some people together, especially energetically or quickly: Go rustle up the kids and let's go for a drive. I went to the kitchen to rustle some dinner up.
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