chow down

verb

1. informal.
   to eat heartily

Idioms and Phrases

Eat, as in He's always ready to chow down at dinner time . Originally military slang, this term is now more widely used. The noun chow in the sense of food, originating from either Chinese or pidgin English in the 18th century, also appears in such terms as chow line , a line of people waiting for food, and chow time , mealtime. [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

He pointed to a row of chairs near the cash register as we began to chow down.

From Los Angeles Times

Of course, to Donny Darko, a day in the life of an immigrant in the U.S. is to wake up in jail, get your transgender operation before you have your dogmeat breakfast, then take over Seattle or a small town in Ohio before you chow down on your favorite feline for dinner.

From Salon

On Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., festival attendees can demo bikes, head out on group rides, sharpen their skills, chow down at food trucks and kick back with live music.

From Seattle Times

Otters chow down on urchins, which voraciously devour kelp.

From Los Angeles Times

And they’re all busy consuming weed at OG Cannabis Cafe, the first place in the state where one could legally get high and chow down when it opened on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times