come and get it

Idioms  

1. Come and eat, the meal is ready, as in She called to the children, “Come and get it!” Originating in the British armed forces, this term passed to other English-speaking armies in the late 1800s and was taken up as a dinner summons by various groups who shared meals in a camp, among them cowboys, lumbermen, and construction workers. It occasionally is used facetiously for other summons, especially for sexual favors. For example, “‘Come and get it,’ she said and going to the bed, she lay down ... and beckoned to him” (James Hadley Chase, You're Dead without Money, 1972).

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Example Sentences

“Nanuq! Dinnertime! Come and get it!”

From Literature

It finally clawed its way up a tree in front of the library, and the librarian, Miss Graebner, called the fire department to come and get it down.

From Literature

“Come and get it, Fern-frond!”

From Literature

"After this transplant, your hair could recede further. But you can just come and get it filled in."

From BBC

She wanted someone to come and get it, but at the same time, admitted she would miss it if someone did claim it.

From BBC