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

Before Clare could rustle up a response, Gingersnipes continued, “And if you wanted to get rid of me so badly all along, you should never have pretended to like me. That was really mean, Clare.”

From Literature

Do labor leaders really think they can’t rustle up a quarter of their members to ensure the union preserves its role in representing workers?

From The Wall Street Journal

At a time when Atlantic Ocean waters are so cold, the fishermen have to work harder in a risky profession to rustle up dormant lobsters — which means they have to be paid more to justify the trip.

From MarketWatch

“My father is in China now trying to rustle up a husband for me.”

From Literature

Specialist medical treatment - an ophthalmologist, dermatologist, podiatrist and orthopaedist - is available, as are nutritionists and hydrationists, while chefs rustle up home comforts from every corner of the globe.

From BBC