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to eat somebody out of house and home
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to eat so much of food available in someone's house so that there is little or none left
Idiom
InformalWhat is the origin of the idiom "eat somebody out of house and home"" and when to use it?
The idiom "eat somebody out of house and home" originated from the idea of someone consuming so much food that it depletes the available resources in a household. The phrase implies that the person's appetite is so insatiable or their eating habits are so excessive that they consume all the food supplies, leaving the household with nothing else to eat. It emphasizes the idea of overwhelming hunger or the ability to consume large quantities of food. Here are five example sentences using the idiom:
Exempel
When my nephews visit, they eat like there's no tomorrow, and within a few days, they've eaten us out of house and home.
Whenever my teenage son's friends come over, they eat me out of house and home, finishing all the snacks and raiding the refrigerator.
Whenever my teenage son's friends come over, they eat me out of house and home, finishing all the snacks and raiding the refrigerator.
During the holiday season, my extended family visits, and with their appetites, they eat us out of house and home, leaving the pantry empty.
