Eat someone alive In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "eat someone alive", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-10-20 10:10

Meaning of Eat someone alive

Synonyms:

eat someone's lunch , eat up

Eat someone alive phrase

(For insects) To bite someone on many parts of their body or skin.

 

 

After one night of sleeping in the jungle, all the hikers were eaten alive by mosquitoes.

Ouch! It's so itchy. These ants are eating me alive.

To beat or win against someone effortlessly.
 

This tournament seems to be too easy for John. He's eaten all his opponents alive so far.

He threatened that he would eat me alive in the match, but it turned out to be an idle boast.

Làm tổn hại nghiêm trọng hoặc nói một cách tức giận và gay gắt với ai đó.

 

 

My dad ate me alive because I sneaked out at night.

Stay vigilant when going out at night because some thugs may eat you alive.

To make one feel distressed.

 

Her harsh criticism for my work has been eating me alive.

His father's sudden death is still eating him alive.

Other phrases about:

cave in

To fall suddenly and heavily to the ground

succeed by narrow margin

To narrowly succeed or defeat someone in something

lay the ghost of (something) to rest

To finally get rid of fears, worries, or distress about something that has negatively affected you for a long time

win (something) by a hair

To succeed in something by only a small amount

carry all before (one)

If you say that you carry all before you, you mean that you successfully defeat all of your opponents in a battle or a competition.

Grammar and Usage of Eat someone alive

Verb Forms

  • ate someone alive
  • eating someone alive
  • eaten someone alive

The verb "eat" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Eat someone alive

Meaning 2 dates from the early 1900s.

The Origin Cited: Internet .
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