Phrases & SayingsFood and drink
put on a feed
Also: lay on a feed
Provide a meal, often for a group.
In a sentence
They put on a feed for everyone after the game.
Where it came from
An informal Australian use of feed for a meal, especially when someone provides food for a group. The expression is included for its established Australian vernacular use rather than as an exclusively Australian coinage.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australia-wide