eat one out of house and home

ˈēt

verb

transitive verb

to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn

to destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating gadgets that eat up too much space tides eating away the shoreline

Marketing expenses were eating into the profits.

to bear the expense of : take a loss on

The team was forced to eat the rest of his contract.

to consume gradually : corrode

cars eaten away by rust

to consume with vexation : bother

What's eating you now?

to enjoy eagerly or avidly : lap—used with up

It was an amazing performance and the crowd ate it up.

usually vulgar to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on—often used with out

intransitive verb

to take food or a meal see also eat up

to affect something by gradual destruction or consumption—usually used with into, away, or atThe controversy ate into his support.

The loss was really eating at her.

noun

something to eat : food—usually used in plural

verb

transitive verb

to take in through the mouth as food : ingest, chew, and swallow in turn

to destroy, consume, or waste by or as if by eating gadgets that eat up too much space tides eating away the shoreline

Marketing expenses were eating into the profits.

to bear the expense of : take a loss on

The team was forced to eat the rest of his contract.

to consume gradually : corrode

cars eaten away by rust

to consume with vexation : bother

What's eating you now?

to enjoy eagerly or avidly : lap—used with up

It was an amazing performance and the crowd ate it up.

usually vulgar to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on—often used with out

intransitive verb

to take food or a meal see also eat up

to affect something by gradual destruction or consumption—usually used with into, away, or atThe controversy ate into his support.

The loss was really eating at her.

noun

something to eat : food—usually used in plural

Verb Middle English eten, from Old English etan; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat, Latin edere, Greek edmenai Noun Middle English et, from Old English ǣt; akin to Old High German āz food; derivative from the root of eat >entry 1

The first known use of eat was before the 12th century

eastern timenoun

the time of the fifth time zone west of Greenwich that includes the eastern U.S.

eastern timenoun

the time of the fifth time zone west of Greenwich that includes the eastern U.S.

eatverb

to take into the mouth and swallow food : chew and swallow in turn

to have a meal

eat at home

to destroy as if by eating : wear away

rocks eaten away by waves

to affect something by destroying or using up bit by bit

acid eating into metal

to enjoy with excitement

the audience ate the show up

eatverb

to take into the mouth and swallow food : chew and swallow in turn

to have a meal

eat at home

to destroy as if by eating : wear away

rocks eaten away by waves

to affect something by destroying or using up bit by bit

acid eating into metal

to enjoy with excitement

the audience ate the show up

eatverb

to take into the mouth and swallow food : chew and swallow in turn

to have a meal

eat at home

to destroy as if by eating : wear away

rocks eaten away by waves

to affect something by destroying or using up bit by bit

acid eating into metal

to enjoy with excitement

the audience ate the show up