come and get it

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).

Example Sentences

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

Even when it's tight and the defence drops really deep, he can come and get it in the midfield and make those passes.

From BBC

Kiley Reid’s new book Come and Get It explores the consumerist side of college life.

From Slate

In ‘Come and Get It,’ author Kiley Reid unpacks the unsettling dynamics of college campus capitalism.

From Los Angeles Times

These days, Reid takes on her more adult fears in her novels — first her bestselling 2019 debut, “Such a Fun Age,” and now in its followup, “Come and Get It.”

From Los Angeles Times