Eat it or wear it
Posted by Barney on July 12, 2000
In Reply to: Eat it or wear it posted by ESC on July 12, 2000
: : : I am not a native speaker. Give an idea of what 'eat it or wear' means
: : Does it refer to an over-decorated hat in which a hungry person sees sustenance, and the well fed sees decorative advantage at the races.
: Maybe it's just the people I hang around. But I have heard this said by the cook to a reluctant diner. "I worked in the kitchen all day. Now, eat that spaghetti or wear it."
I don't eat in those places; perhaps I should.
- Eat it or wear it Frankie 07/13/00