eat someone out of house and home

意味

to consume most of the food someone has at home

人の家の食べ物をほとんど食べ尽くす.

例文

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?

文法

形が変わるのは eat だけ：eats、eating、ate、eaten。someone には me、us、them など短い目的語が入る。