eaten one's Wheaties
Ready for anything
To have eaten one's Wheaties is to be performing at full strength or with unusual vigor, as if fortified by a hearty breakfast.
The phrase comes from advertising for the cereal brand, which promoted itself as the "Breakfast of Champions." Usually appears as a question or observation about someone showing impressive energy or ability: Did you eat your Wheaties this morning?
Someone's been eating their Wheaties.
- breakfastDay's first eating
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- game dayScheduled sporting event
- peak performanceHighest level of functioning
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
part of a balanced breakfast · vigor · cereal · rise and shine · athlete · preparedness · victory · nutrients · training · fitness · perseverance · endurance · go the distance · drive · morning routine · morning person · motivation · carbohydrates
eaten one's Wheatiessluggish
Slow and inactive
weak · exhausted · drained · fatigued · running on empty
eaten one's Wheatiesout of shape
Lacking physical conditioning
rusty · past one's prime · over the hill · washed up · below par