come up with the rations

verb

Of a medal or award: to be given out somewhat indiscriminately to a large number of people.

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Meanings

verbcome up with the rations (third-person singular simple present comes up with the rations, present participle coming up with the rations, simple past came up with the rations, past participle come up with the rations)

present singular third person comes up with the rations · participle present coming up with the rations · past came up with the rations

  1. colloquialOf a medal or award: to be given out somewhat indiscriminately to a large number of people.

    After all, he did hold the DFC and bar. And contrary to a wide—held belief in World War II, gongs like that didn't come up with the rations.

    2006, Bryan Marlowe, Tarnished Heroes, page 1
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    I dare say the clever dick who thought of the idea will be rewarded in the next honours list, with one of those decorations that come up with the rations, […]

    1988, New Scientist, volume 118, number 16097, page 88
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come up with the rations,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20up%20with%20the%20rations.

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