grabbing the popcorn

Verb

grab the popcorn (third-person singular simple present grabs the popcorn, present participle grabbing the popcorn, simple past and past participle grabbed the popcorn)

1. (informal) Said in anticipation of an enjoyable activity, often in a context where a person is about to watch a movie.
2. (idiomatic, informal) Used to express anticipated enjoyment from watching a conflict or argument developing between other people, as if one were being entertained at the movies.