horse, eat like a

horse, eat like a
 Have an excellent appetite.

A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . . 2015.

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  • eat like a horse — {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

  • eat like a horse — {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

  • eat like a horse — informal phrase to eat a lot Thesaurus: to eat a lot or too muchsynonym Main entry: eat * * * eat like a ˈhorse idiom ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • eat like a bird — {v. phr.} To eat very little; have little appetite. * /Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird./ * /Alice s mother is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very thin./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A HORSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eat like a bird — {v. phr.} To eat very little; have little appetite. * /Mrs. Benson is on a diet and she eats like a bird./ * /Alice s mother is worried about her; she eats like a bird and is very thin./ Contrast: EAT LIKE A HORSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • eat like a bird (or a horse) — informal eat very little (or a lot). → eat …   English new terms dictionary

  • eat like a bird — phrase to eat very little Thesaurus: to eat in a particular wayhyponym general words meaningto eatsynonym Main entry: eat * * * I see eat …   Useful english dictionary

  • eat like a horse — Someone who eats like a horse, eats a lot …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • eat like a horse — if you eat like a horse, you always eat a lot of food. She eats like a horse, so I don t know how she manages to stay so thin …   New idioms dictionary

  • eat\ like\ a\ horse — 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

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