put the feed bag on

put the feed bag on
put the feed bag on† and put the nose-bag on
Fig. to eat a meal. (Both refer to a method of feeding a horse by attaching a bag of food at its nose and mouth.) •

It's time to put the feed bag on! I'm starved!

When do we put on the nose-bag?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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