eat like a horse

eat like a horse
eat like a horse
Fig. to eat large amounts of food. •

No wonder he's so fat. He eats like a horse.

John works like a horse and eats like a horse, so he never gets fat.

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{v. phr.} To eat a lot; eat hungrily. * /The harvesters worked into the evening, and then came in and ate like horses./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A BIRD.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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