eat through something

[Saki6]

ERIC CARLE: (Reading) On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream cone, one...

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What does "eat through something" mean?

 

[emsr2d2]

It's not very natural for me. If I used "through", I'd say something like "He worked his way through a slice of chocolate cake, an ice-cream cone, a ...".
We use "eat through" when we're talking about erosion.

 

[5jj]

It works for me.

 

[Tarheel]

The idea is he ate quite a bit (a lot of food). Hopefully, he won't get indigestion.