to eat somebody alive
01
ひどく苦しめる, 身を削るほど苦しめる
to make someone experience extreme pain or distress
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慣用句
くだけた
例
The guilt was eating him alive.
罪悪感が彼をひどく苦しめていた。
02
簡単に打ち負かす, あっさり圧倒する
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")
非難的
慣用句
くだけた
例
The champion ate the rookie alive in the first round.
王者は第一ラウンドで新人を簡単に打ち負かした。
03
to harshly reprimand someone for what they did
慣用句
くだけた
例
When the employee's repeated mistakes jeopardized the project, the manager ate them alive during the team meeting, expressing frustration and disappointment.
