put hairs on one's chest
I come across the idiom "put hairs one's chest" while watching a movie.
From the cambridge dictionary, it says the idiom is something that is said to someone who is going to drink something that contains strong alcohol or eat something satisfying that will make their stomach feel full.

Would most English native speakers understand what I mean when I used the idiom in the second meaning?
For example, I make pancakes for a hungry friend and give it to them saying "I made it for you. You must be hungry. Here. That'll put hairs on your chest."

Though I guess it is not very common expression, would you perceive the last sentence as That'll satisfy your hunger?

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put hairs on one's chest
I come across the idiom "put hairs one's chest" while watching a movie.
From the cambridge dictionary, it says the idiom is something that is said to someone who is going to drink something that contains strong alcohol or eat something satisfying that will make their stomach feel full.

Would most English native speakers understand what I mean when I used the idiom in the second meaning?
For example, I make pancakes for a hungry friend and give it to them saying "I made it for you. You must be hungry. Here. That'll put hairs on your chest."

Though I guess it is not very common expression, would you perceive the last sentence as That'll satisfy your hunger?

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it is used to mean that if you consume a strong drink it will make you a "tough" guy..  It is a joking way to encourage someone to try a strong drink.

The visual of hair on the chest comes from the idea of a big strong man who has a hairy chest, making him appear strong, masculine, attractive etc......

You would use it if you are trying to get a friend to drink something considered strong, usually alcohol...

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Put hair on your chest

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You can use it to refer to anything that will make a person stronger - usually a man, but sometimes can refer jokingly to a female.  Whilst mainly used with alcohol, we may occasionally use it with anything - exercise; food; etc.  Anything that will make a person tougher

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All of the comments in response are on the right track.  The common one is for a male to say to another male drinking a strong drink, and that it will make them even more like a man (manly, strong).  The hairs on the chest is a reference to puberty and maturing of course.  Yes I have heard it as a funny joke for females to say it to a female, or saying by a male to a female.  It also applies to other things sometimes as any activity that might make you stronger, such as a hard gym workout, or even doing something brave, or working in a dangerous situation.  The experience puts hairs on your chest.  It is is all a kind of simile, liking something to a similar effect. You can use it sometimes for food-perhaps a strong hot spice for example, or very rich broth or stew. It is one of those expressions that adapts to the context.

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Thank you, Tina chen. Maybe the second meaning could be some mistake.

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I have never used it in response to food. I have always used and heard this in relation to drinking- a strong drink alcoholic or not.

for example: 
You give someone a really strong alcoholic drink or a really bitter black cup of coffee that doesn’t go down easy- as you hand them the drink or after they consume it  you say “That’ll put some hair on your chest”