rustle up

British  

verb

1. to prepare (a meal, snack, etc) rapidly, esp at short notice

2. to forage for and obtain

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rustle up Idioms  

1. Get together food or some other needed item with some effort, as in I don't know what we have but I'll rustle up a meal somehow, or You boys need to rustle up some wood for a campfire. The verb rustle here means “to assemble in a hurry.” [Late 1800s]

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Example Sentences

In the months leading up to the conference, with Belem's few hotels full, organizers scrambled to rustle up delegate accommodation in private homes, universities and schools.

From Barron's

Once the press gets wind that Mary’s marriage has ended, the gossip is relentless, and the one-time belle of the ball can’t rustle up so much as a small tea party.

From Salon

He has just shy of a month to rustle up another rallying cry.

From BBC

“What do you think, Cat? Could we head back home and rustle up some hot chocolate for this crew?”

From Literature

“Let’s you and me rustle up some lunch.”

From Literature