English Explanatory Dictionary

eat one's Wheaties

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To prepare or fortify oneself for an activity requiring exertion.

Pronunciation

en-au-eat one's Wheaties.ogg

Word forms

eat one's Wheaties eats one's Wheaties eating one's Wheaties ate one's Wheaties eaten one's Wheaties

Etymology

An allusion to the breakfast cereal Wheaties, long advertised as the "Breakfast of Champions", and its long-standing association with sports celebrities.

Related words

gird up one's loins have one's Weetabix destroy the evidence
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