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put on the (old) feedbag

slang To begin eating; to have a meal. I can't wait to get to Grandma's and put on the old feedbag. She always cooks the tastiest food! What do you say we put on the feedbag before we head out?
See also: feedbag, on, put

put the (old) feedbag on

slang To begin eating; to have a meal. "Feedbag" is sometimes spelled as two words. I can't wait to get to grandma's and put the old feedbag on. She always cooks the tastiest food! What do you say we put the feed bag on before we head out?
See also: feedbag, on, put

strap on the (old) feedbag

slang To begin eating; to have a meal. I can't wait to get to Grandma's and strap on the old feedbag. She always cooks the tastiest food! What do you say we strap on the feedbag before we head out?
See also: feedbag, on, strap

strap the (old) feedbag on

slang To begin eating; to have a meal. "Feedbag" is sometimes spelled as two words. I can't wait to get to grandma's and strap the old feedbag on. She always cooks the tastiest food! What do you say we strap the feed bag on before we head out?
See also: feedbag, on, strap

tie on the (old) feedbag

slang To begin eating; to have a meal. I can't wait to get to Grandma's and tie on the old feedbag. She always cooks the tastiest food! What do you say we tie on the feedbag before we head out?
See also: feedbag, on, tie

tie the (old) feedbag on

slang To begin eating; to have a meal. "Feedbag" is sometimes spelled as two words. I can't wait to get to grandma's and tie the old feedbag on. She always cooks the tastiest food! What do you say we tie the feed bag on before we head out?
See also: feedbag, on, tie
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

put on the feedbag

and put on the nosebag and tie on the nosebag
tv. to prepare to eat; to eat a meal. (Refers to a bag of feed tied under a horse’s mouth.) I’m starved. Must be time to put on the feedbag. Let’s go to Mickey D’s and tie on the feedbag.
See also: feedbag, on, put
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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