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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idiom
informal
例子
The constant criticism ate her alive.
不断的批评把她折磨得够呛。
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
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disapproving
idiom
informal
例子
If we send him into that debate unprepared, they'll eat him alive.
如果让他毫无准备地去参加那场辩论，对方会毫不费力地击垮他。
03
to harshly reprimand someone for what they did
idiom
informal
例子
After discovering the extent of the student's plagiarism, the professor decided to eat them alive in front of the entire class, making it clear that academic dishonesty would not be tolerated.
