Zoeken
Selecteer de woordenboektaal
to eat somebody alive
01
iemand helemaal kapotmaken, iemand vreselijk kwellen
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")
idioom
informeel
Voorbeelden
The guilt was eating him alive.
Het schuldgevoel maakte hem helemaal kapot.
02
iemand levend opeten, genadeloos inmaken
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")
afkeurend
idioom
informeel
Voorbeelden
The champion ate the rookie alive in the first round.
De kampioen at de nieuwkomer in de eerste ronde levend op.
03
to harshly reprimand someone for what they did
idioom
informeel
Voorbeelden
When the employee's repeated mistakes jeopardized the project, the manager ate them alive during the team meeting, expressing frustration and disappointment.
