eat one's Wheaties

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To prepare or fortify oneself for an activity requiring exertion. Canada,US,idiomatic
    — But he just couldn't get the ball through the goal posts (poor Harry . . . he didn't eat his Wheaties, or else his shoe was on backwards).

词形变化

eats one's Wheaties present,singular,third-person eating one's Wheaties participle,present ate one's Wheaties past eaten one's Wheaties participle,past

词源

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