rustle up

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

rustle up (third-person singular simple present rustles up, present participle rustling up, simple past and past participle rustled up)

1. (idiomatic) To forage for, or (figuratively) to quickly prepare, something.

   I'll see if I can rustle up a meal before the guests start arriving in 30 minutes.

Translations

quickly prepare

• Dutch: in elkaar flansen
• French: préparer vite fait
• Spanish: preparar (es), conseguir (es), improvisar (es)