eat someone or something alive
- eat someone or something alive
eat (someone or something) alive — see
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eat (someone or something) alive
1 of insects : to bite (someone or something) many times
The mosquitoes were eating us alive. [=we were being bitten frequently by many mosquitoes]
2 : to badly defeat or harm someone or something
Their competitors are going to eat them alive if they don't cut their prices.
If this story gets out, the press will eat him alive.
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eat alive — phrasal : to defeat, conquer, or overwhelm completely : crush * * * eat (someone or something) alive see ↑eat • • • Main Entry: ↑alive eat (someone or something) alive 1 of insects : to bite (someone or something) many times The mosquitoe … Useful english dictionary
eat — [ it ] (past tense ate [ eıt ] ; past participle eat|en [ itn ] ) verb intransitive or transitive *** to put food into your mouth and swallow it: We sat on the grass and ate our sandwiches. Don t talk while you re eating. I ve eaten too much.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eat — W1S1 [i:t] v past tense ate [et, eıt US eıt] past participle eaten [ˈi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(meal)¦ 3 eat your words 4 eat your heart out 5 eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast 6¦(use)¦ 7 eat humble pie … Dictionary of contemporary English
eat — /i:t/ verb past tense ate /et,eIt/ past participle eaten 1 FOOD a) (I, T) to put food in your mouth and swallow it: Vegetarians don t eat meat. | something to eat (=some food): Would you like something to eat? | eat like a bird (=eat very little) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eat */*/*/ — UK [iːt] / US [ɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms eat : present tense I/you/we/they eat he/she/it eats present participle eating past tense ate UK [et] / UK [eɪt] / US [eɪt] past participle eaten UK [ˈiːt(ə)n] / US [ˈɪt(ə)n] Other ways … English dictionary
eat — [[t]i͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ eats, eating, ate, eaten 1) VERB When you eat something, you put it into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it. [V n] She was eating a sandwich... [V n] The bananas should be eaten within two days … English dictionary
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List of Dead or Alive characters — The following is a list of characters from the Dead or Alive video game series, created by Tecmo and Team Ninja. Contents 1 Introduced in Dead or Alive 1.1 Ayane 1.2 Bass Armstrong … Wikipedia
live — 1 verb IN A PLACE/TIME 1 IN A PLACE/HOME (intransitive always + adv/prep) to have your home in a particular place: live in/at/with/near etc: Where do you live? | We used to live in Bakersfield. | They have one daughter who still lives with them.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
live — live1 [ lıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 be/stay alive ▸ 2 have home in place ▸ 3 have kind of life ▸ 4 keep alive certain way ▸ 5 continue to exist ▸ 6 have interesting life ▸ 7 be kept in certain place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to be or stay alive: She s … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
