I could eat a horse

phrase

I am very hungry.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative I could eat a brick

  1. excessiveidiomaticI am very hungry.

    She said: "I'm starved. I could eat a horse." I told her she was lying, because I had once eaten horse.

    1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 46

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
i could eat a brick

Translations

Bulgarian гладен съм като вълк, умирам от глад
  • гладен съм като вълк (gladen săm kato vălk)I am very hungry
  • умирам от глад (umiram ot glad)I am very hungry
Catalan tinc una fam de llop
  • tinc una fam de llopI am very hungry
Chinese Mandarin 我餓死了 /我饿死了
  • 我餓死了 /我饿死了 (wǒ èsǐ le)I am very hungry
Czech mám hlad jako vlk
  • mám hlad jako vlkI am very hungry
Danish jeg er skrupsulten
  • jeg er skrupsultenI am very hungry
Dutch Ik heb berenhonger, Ik heb reuzenhonger
  • Ik heb berenhongerI am very hungry
  • Ik heb reuzenhongerI am very hungry
Finnish voisin syödä vaikka hevosen
  • voisin syödä vaikka hevosenI am very hungry
French j'ai une faim de loup
  • j'ai une faim de loupI am very hungry
German ich habe Hunger wie ein Bär, ich habe Hunger wie ein Wolf
  • ich habe Hunger wie ein BärI am very hungry
  • ich habe Hunger wie ein WolfI am very hungry
Greek πεινάω σαν λύκος
  • πεινάω σαν λύκος (peináo san lýkos)I am very hungry
Hungarian farkaséhes vagyok
  • farkaséhes vagyokI am very hungry
Icelandic ég er glorhungraður, ég er glor
  • ég er glorhungraðurI am very hungry
  • ég er glorI am very hungry
Japanese 腹ペコ, おなかペコペコ
  • 腹ペコ (harapeko)I am very hungry
  • おなかペコペコ (onaka pekopeko)I am very hungry
Latvian es varētu apēst zirgu
  • es varētu apēst zirguI am very hungry
Norwegian jeg er sulten som en ulv
  • jeg er sulten som en ulvI am very hungry
Polish zjeść konia z kopytami
  • zjeść konia z kopytamiI am very hungry
Portuguese eu poderia comer um cavalo
  • eu poderia comer um cavaloI am very hungry
Romanian am o foame de lup
  • am o foame de lupI am very hungry
Russian я быка́ бы съел, я быка́ бы съе́ла
  • я быка́ бы съел (ja byká by sʺjel)I am very hungry
  • я быка́ бы съе́ла (ja byká by sʺjéla)I am very hungry
  • я го́лоден как волк (ja góloden kak volk)I am very hungry
  • я голодна́ как волк (ja golodná kak volk)I am very hungry
Spanish tengo más hambre que el perro de un ciego
  • tengo más hambre que el perro de un ciegoI am very hungry
Swedish jag är hungrig som en varg
  • jag är hungrig som en vargI am very hungry
Turkish o kadar açım ki tek oturuşta bir kuzu yiyebilirim
  • o kadar açım ki tek oturuşta bir kuzu yiyebilirimI am very hungry
Cite this entry
APA

I could eat a horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20could%20eat%20a%20horse

MLA

“I could eat a horse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/I%20could%20eat%20a%20horse. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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