to eat somebody alive
01
plåga någon svårt, ta hårt på någon
to make someone experience extreme pain or distress
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idiom
informellt
Exempel
The guilt was eating him alive.
Skuldkänslorna plågade honom svårt.
02
äta någon levande, krossa utan problem
to easily defeat someone by being more skilled, powerful, or aggressive compared to them
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ogillande
idiom
informellt
Exempel
The champion ate the rookie alive in the first round.
Mästaren åt nybörjaren levande i första ronden.
03
to harshly reprimand someone for what they did
idiom
informellt
Exempel
When the employee's repeated mistakes jeopardized the project, the manager ate them alive during the team meeting, expressing frustration and disappointment.
