eat someone out of house and home

/ˌiːt ˌsʌmwʌn ˌaʊt əv ˌhaʊs ən ˈhəʊm/INFORMAL · C1
SA FILIPINO
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Kahulugan

to consume most of the food someone has at home

Umubos ng halos lahat ng pagkain sa bahay ng isang tao.

Mga halimbawa

  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?

Grammar

Ang eat lang ang nagbabago: eats, eating, ate, eaten. Ang someone ay isang maikling object gaya ng me, us o them.

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