to eat somebody alive
01
折磨某人, 让某人痛苦不堪
to make someone experience extreme pain or distress
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习语
非正式
例子
The guilt was eating him alive.
内疚感折磨得他痛苦不堪。
02
轻松碾压, 毫不费力地击垮
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")
贬义
习语
非正式
例子
The champion ate the rookie alive in the first round.
冠军在第一回合就轻松碾压了新人。
03
to harshly reprimand someone for what they did
习语
非正式
例子
When the employee's repeated mistakes jeopardized the project, the manager ate them alive during the team meeting, expressing frustration and disappointment.
