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to eat somebody alive
01
atormentar alguém, fazer alguém sofrer muito
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")
expressão idiomática
informal
Exemplos
The guilt was eating him alive.
A culpa o estava atormentando.
02
engolir alguém vivo, acabar com alguém sem esforço
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")
desaprovador
expressão idiomática
informal
Exemplos
The champion ate the rookie alive in the first round.
O campeão engoliu o novato vivo no primeiro round.
03
to harshly reprimand someone for what they did
expressão idiomática
informal
Exemplos
When the employee's repeated mistakes jeopardized the project, the manager ate them alive during the team meeting, expressing frustration and disappointment.
