| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| eat it up |
finish eating some food, eat all of the food
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That's a good boy. Eat it up and then you can go out to play.
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| eat it up |
believe a story, eat out of the palm...
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The children were eating it up - every word the teacher said.
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| eat like a horse |
eat a lot, pig out
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Barney eats like a horse. He has a monstrous appetite.
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| eat my hat/shirt |
be very surprised or shocked if it is true
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If the Vancouver Canucks win the Cup, I'll eat my hat!
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| eat out |
eat at a restaurant, eat at a cafe
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On Friday evenings we eat out, usually at a Greek restaurant.
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| eat out of the palm of your hand |
do whatever you ask, obey you, win the hearts
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If you tell the children a story, you'll have them eating out of the palm of your hand.
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| eat that |
believe that, buy that, swallow that
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After listening to the UFO scientist, my uncle said, "Are we supposed to eat that?"
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| eat up |
begin to eat, continue to eat, dig in
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Eat up, folks. We have lots of pancakes.
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| eat you for breakfast |
defeat you easily, have you for breakfast
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In a game of racquetball he'll eat you for breakfast. He's quick.
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| eat you out of house and home |
eat all your food, pig out
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Our son's team came to dinner and ate us out of house and home!
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