soup's on

phrase

The food or meal is ready to eat.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. colloquialidiomaticThe food or meal is ready to eat.

    "Jubal," Madame Vesant called out, "soup's on!" Jubal returned to his place, found eggs-on-horseback, orange juice, and other choice items.

    1961, Robert A. Heinlein, chapter XXXVI, in Stranger in a Strange Land
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APA

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Chicago

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