腹はらを拵こしらえる

expression, ichidan verb

have a meal beforehand; fortify oneself with food

Used when eating in preparation for some activity, often physical work or a long event. The expression is somewhat old-fashioned and colloquial.

• 山やま登のぼりの前まえに腹はらを拵こしらえておこう。

  Let's have a meal before the mountain climb.

• 彼かれは試し合あいの前まえにしっかり腹はらを拵こしらえた。

  He fortified himself with a good meal before the match.