eat like a horse

verb

To eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness)

Opposite
eat like a bird
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Meanings

verbeat like a horse (third-person singular simple present eats like a horse, present participle eating like a horse, simple past ate like a horse, past participle eaten like a horse)

present singular third person eats like a horse · participle present eating like a horse · past ate like a horse · participle past eaten like a horse

  1. colloquialsimileTo eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness)

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
eat like a bird

Translations

Finnish syödä kuin hevonen
  • syödä kuin hevoneneat large amounts
French manger comme un ogre, manger comme quatre
  • manger comme un ogreeat large amounts
  • manger comme quatreeat large amounts
Polish zjeść konia z kopytami
  • zjeść konia z kopytamieat large amounts
Portuguese comer como um animal
  • comer como um animaleat large amounts
Russian жрать как конь
  • жрать как конь (žratʹ kak konʹ)eat large amounts
Spanish comer como un animal, tener buen saque
  • comer como un animaleat large amounts
  • tener buen saqueeat large amounts
Swedish äta som en häst
  • äta som en hästeat large amounts
Vietnamese ăn như hạm
  • ăn như hạmeat large amounts
Yiddish פֿרעסן ווי אַ פֿערד
  • פֿרעסן ווי אַ פֿערד (fresn vi a ferd)eat large amounts
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APA

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Chicago

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