Tuck in, it's the last hot food you'll get for a while.
Synonyms
eat up
get stuck in (informal)
eat heartily
fall to
chow down (slang)
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tuck in
1. phrasal verb
If you tuck in a piece of material, you keep it in position by placing one edge or end of it behind or under something else. For example, if you tuck in your shirt, you place the bottom part of it inside your trousers or skirt.
'Probably,' I said, tucking in my shirt. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
Tuck the sheets in firmly. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you tuck a child in bed or tuck them in, you make them comfortable by straightening the sheets and blankets and pushing the loose ends under the mattress.
I read Lili a story and tucked her in her own bed. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun]
My mother would tuck me in, turn out the lights and tiptoe out. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
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tuck in in British English
verb(adverb)
1. Also: tuck into(transitive)
to put to bed and make snug
2. (transitive)
to thrust the loose ends or sides of (something) into a confining space
3. Also: tuck into(intransitive) informal
to eat, esp heartily
nountuck-in
4. British informal
a meal, esp a large one
tuck-in in British English
(ˈtʌkˌɪn)
noun
informal
the act of eating heartily; feast
On the odd occasion I feel like having a substantial tuck-in to kick off the day- kippers or poached haddock are my favourites.
They had a good tuck-in.
tuck in in American English
1.
to pull in or contract (one's chin, stomach, etc.)
2. Chiefly British
to eat (something) heartily
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tuck-in in American English
(ˈtʌkˌɪn)
noun
British, Informal
a meal, esp. a hearty one
Examples of 'tuck in' in a sentence
tuck in
`There you are, me dears, just you tuck in and don't mind your manners for me.
Fraser, Christine Marion NOBLE BEGINNNINGS
`The teacher forgot to tuck in the ends when she shoved me on stage, quaking with fright.
Hinxman, Margaret THE SOUND OF MURDER
`A ship could tuck in behind the island and be protected from the North Sea.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
Then he took a moment to compose himself, run his hand down his sweat-soaked shirt, tuck in the anger and humiliation.