feast (up)on something

feast (up)on something
feast (up)on something
to eat a great deal of something; to eat a feast built around something in particular. •

We will feast upon turkey for weeks.

We feasted on the fish Harry had caught.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • feast your eyes on something — feast (your) eyes on (someone/something) to look at someone or something with pleasure. We spent one whole day feasting our eyes on paintings I never thought I d have the chance to see. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a feast for the eyes …   New idioms dictionary

  • feast your eyes on someone — feast (your) eyes on (someone/something) to look at someone or something with pleasure. We spent one whole day feasting our eyes on paintings I never thought I d have the chance to see. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a feast for the eyes …   New idioms dictionary

  • feast your eyes on — feast (your) eyes on (someone/something) to look at someone or something with pleasure. We spent one whole day feasting our eyes on paintings I never thought I d have the chance to see. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a feast for the eyes …   New idioms dictionary

  • feast eyes on someone — feast (your) eyes on (someone/something) to look at someone or something with pleasure. We spent one whole day feasting our eyes on paintings I never thought I d have the chance to see. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a feast for the eyes …   New idioms dictionary

  • feast eyes on — feast (your) eyes on (someone/something) to look at someone or something with pleasure. We spent one whole day feasting our eyes on paintings I never thought I d have the chance to see. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form a feast for the eyes …   New idioms dictionary

  • Feast — (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast, OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr. festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fair}, n., {Festal}, {F[^e]te}.] 1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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