chow down
phrasal verb
chowed down; chowing down; chows down
US, informal
: eat
It's time to chow down.
—often + onThe kids chowed down on hamburgers and french fries.
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Order clam chowder, oysters, or the seafood boat at Captain Zack’s Seafood, or chow down on a shrimp taco from Pico Taqueria.
Plan to spend time at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.
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Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth travelers who want to take high tea overlooking Victoria Harbour at the Peninsula Hong Kong or chow down on dim sum have a new way to get to the bustling Asian metropolis next spring.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
Even landlubbers can chow down at the Otter: Stupak offers a double cheeseburger with remoulade and a New York strip with crawfish béarnaise.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
Visitors chow down on: 124 oxen 29 calves 509,420 roast chickens
122,658 pairs of pork sausages
80,259 knuckles of pork and many other delicious Bavarian food.
—Oyku Ilgar, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth travelers who want to take high tea overlooking Victoria Harbour at the Peninsula Hong Kong or chow down on dim sum have a new way to get to the bustling Asian metropolis next spring.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
Even landlubbers can chow down at the Otter: Stupak offers a double cheeseburger with remoulade and a New York strip with crawfish béarnaise.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
Visitors chow down on: 124 oxen 29 calves 509,420 roast chickens
122,658 pairs of pork sausages
80,259 knuckles of pork and many other delicious Bavarian food.
—Oyku Ilgar, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Chow down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chow%20down. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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