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eat like a horse
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to eat a very large amount of food
Not rude; often said about growing children or sporty people. The opposite is 'eat like a bird'.
In context
My teenage son eats like a horse; he finishes three bowls of rice every dinner.
After swimming all afternoon, the kids ate like horses.
More idioms about food
- a bad appleone bad person who has a bad effect on the rest of a group
- a couch potatoa person who spends a lot of time sitting and watching TV instead of being active
- a different kettle of fisha completely different situation from the one just mentioned
- a finger in every pieinvolved in many different activities, often to get power
- a meal ticketa person or thing that someone uses as a source of money or support