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Eat away phrasal verb
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Meaning: Destroy slowly
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The disease EATS the liver AWAY.
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Meaning: Destroy slowly
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Eat in phrasal verb
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Meaning: Eat at home
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We didn't feel like going to a restaurant so we ATE IN.
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Meaning: Eat at home
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Eat into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Use something valuable when you don't want to
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: We've had to EAT INTO our savings since I lost my job.
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Meaning: Use something valuable when you don't want to
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Eat out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Eat in a restaurant
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: We couldn't be bothered to cook so we ATE OUT last night.
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Meaning: Eat in a restaurant
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Eat up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Eat all of something
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: If you don't EAT UP your greens, you won't get any dessert. -
Meaning: Consume
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» Example: This car EATS UP petrol. -
Meaning: Consume something you don't want to be consumed
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The graphics EAT UP our bandwidth- they're costing us a fortune.
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Meaning: Eat all of something