eat like an animal

verb

To eat large amounts of food, especially when in a greedy and sloppy manner.

“You eat like an animal!”

Opposite
eat like a bird
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Meanings

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

present singular third person eats like an animal · participle present eating like an animal · past ate like an animal · participle past eaten like an animal

  1. informalsimileTo eat large amounts of food, especially when in a greedy and sloppy manner.

    You eat like an animal!

    Antonyms: eat like a bird

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo eat large amounts of food, especially when in a greedy and sloppy manner.

Opposite
eat like a bird
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