Rechercher
Sélectionnez la langue du dictionnaire
to eat somebody alive
01
ronger quelqu'un, faire souffrir atrocement
to make someone experience extreme pain or distress
![to [eat] {sb} alive definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/42658/original/?type=jpeg "to [eat] {sb} alive definition and meaning")
idiom
informal
Exemples
The constant criticism ate her alive.
Les critiques constantes la rongeaient.
02
dévorer tout cru, écraser sans pitié
to easily defeat someone by being more skilled, powerful, or aggressive compared to them
![to [eat] {sb} alive definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/41466/original/?type=jpeg "to [eat] {sb} alive definition and meaning")
disapproving
idiom
informal
Exemples
If we send him into that debate unprepared, they'll eat him alive.
Si on l'envoie à ce débat sans préparation, ils vont l'écraser sans pitié.
03
to harshly reprimand someone for what they did
idiom
informal
Exemples
After discovering the extent of the student's plagiarism, the professor decided to eat them alive in front of the entire class, making it clear that academic dishonesty would not be tolerated.
