put on the feed bag



put on the feed bag

Also, tie on the feed bag. Eat a meal, as in Come on, it's time to put on the feed bag. This slangy term, alluding to a horse's feed bag that is literally tied on, dates from the early 1900s.
See also: bag, feed, on, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BiancaBYAHN-kah (Romanian)Italian, Romanian
AdÃO-Portuguese
Matthan-Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Dua-Arabic
Mihails-Latvian
BrionyBRIE-ən-eeEnglish (Rare)