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eat like a horse

eat like a horse verb: to eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness).

Verb

eat like a horse (third-person singular simple present eats like a horse, present participle eating like a horse, simple past ate like a horse, past participle eaten like a horse)

  1. (colloquial, simile) To eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness)

eat like a horse meaning in Vietnamese

eat like a horse in Vietnamese

eat large amounts
ăn như hạm

Antonyms of eat like a horse

Forms of eat like a horse

third-person singular presenteats like a horse
present participleeating like a horse
pastate like a horse
past participleeaten like a horse

Questions about eat like a horse

What does eat like a horse mean?
Eat like a horse means to eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness).
What is eat like a horse in Vietnamese?
Eat like a horse in Vietnamese is ăn như hạm. See Eat like a horse meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is eat like a horse?
Eat like a horse is a verb.
What is the past tense of eat like a horse?
The past tense of eat like a horse is ate like a horse.

Words near eat like a horse in the dictionary

  1. eat in
  2. eat into
  3. eat it
  4. eat lead
  5. eat like a bird
  6. eat like a horse
  7. eat like a pig
  8. eat like an animal
  9. eat my ass
  10. eat my dust
  11. eat my shorts

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