Here’s a sweet original British expression you might have heard, “Fill Your Boots”. It has a few meanings but generally it is accepted to mean enjoy yourself, take full advantage of an opportunity, or to do something with enthusiasm. It usually comes in the form of hearty encouragement from someone else, to another.

In contemplating a second helping of dessert, we might hear “Fill Your Boots”. It isn’t about holding back but encourages us to take and do more…take more good stuff for ourselves. Well maybe more dessert isn’t the best good stuff example, but this is the idea of us being encouraged by someone else to have or take something we might want. And it usually comes from a place of generosity too. It can pertain to most anything, be it things or an experience. Another expression along these same lines is “Have at it”, meaning go for it.

Newfoundland was part of Britain until 1949 when it became part of Canada. Of course Newfoundland to this day is steeped in their centuries of British traditions, language, and sayings. Fill Your Boots is just one of many.

Hey, maybe try it out on someone and see if it gets attention, or understanding. Or it might just get weird looks if they happen to be wearing sandals? HA