eat someone out of house and home

Bedeutung

to consume most of the food someone has at home

Jemandem fast alle Vorräte wegessen.

Beispiele

1. 1My teenage sons are eating us out of house and home; I shop every two days.
2. 2Our friends' dog stayed for a week and ate us out of house and home.
3. 3When my brother's friends stay over, they eat us out of house and home, so the fridge is always empty.
4. 4Gran jokes that the grandchildren ate her out of house and home over Christmas, leaving only crackers.
5. 5Are the students eating you out of house and home, or do they buy their own food?

Grammatik

Nur eat verändert sich: eats, eating, ate, eaten. Das Wort someone steht für ein kurzes Objekt wie me, us oder them.