An empty sack cannot stand upright proverb saying spoken
One must eat to carry out one's responsibilities.
You should eat something before you go to school. An empty sack can't stand upright.
Let's eat something. An empty sack can't stand upright.
Sit down and have breakfast before working. An empty sack cannot stand upright, you know.
Said when someone has taken more food than he or she is capable of eating
Going out to a meal that is eaten in the late morning
To eat to the point that you feel full and no longer hungry
To eat too much
If something such as food, drink, or medicine go (right) through (one) like a dose of salts, it is rapidly excreted without being digested.