Phrase Hound found 58 phrases and 47 compound words that contain eats. The most common are listed below. Open eats in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 58
- comfort-eatsthird-person singular simple present indicative of comfort-eat: To engage in comfort eating.
- eats awaythird-person singular simple present indicative of eat away: To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.
- eats crowthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat crow: To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
- eats dirtthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat dirt: To eat humble pie.
- eats downthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat down: Synonym of eat (“to be very good; to rule”).
- eats leadthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat lead: To be shot; to be hit with bullets.
- eats outthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat out: To dine at a restaurant or such public place.
- eats upthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat up: To consume completely.
- sleep-eatsthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep-eat: To eat in one's sleep; to eat while asleep.
- un-eatsthird-person singular simple present indicative of un-eat: To undo or reverse the eating of.
- eats and runsthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat and run: To consume a meal/snack quickly, then soon after depart immediately and/or in a hurry.
- eats away atthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat away at: To erode.
- eats for twothird-person singular simple present indicative of eat for two: To be pregnant
- eats humble piethird-person singular simple present indicative of eat humble pie: To admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology.
- eats someone alivethird-person singular simple present indicative of eat someone alive: To consume a prey animal that is still alive, as many predators do.
- eats something upthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat something up
- eats the babythird-person singular simple present indicative of eat the baby: To draw a jammer who has broken out of the pack back into the pack.
- eats the micthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat the mic: To speak or sing with one's mouth close to, or in contact with, a microphone.
- eats the onionthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat the onion: To unwittingly and erroneously interpret a work of satire as literal fact, particularly a piece published by The Onion.
- eats boiled crowthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat boiled crow: To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
- eats like a birdthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat like a bird: To eat in small amounts rather than in a single full meal.
- eats like a horsethird-person singular simple present indicative of eat like a horse: To eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness)
- eats like an animalthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat like an animal: To eat large amounts of food, especially when in a greedy and sloppy manner.
- eats someone for breakfastthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat someone for breakfast: To beat easily; to trounce.
- eats the seed cornthird-person singular simple present indicative of eat the seed corn: To consume what is meant for investment instead.
Compound words 47
- threatsplural of threat: An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
- repeatsplural of repeat: To do or say again (and again).
- defeatsplural of defeat: To overcome in battle or contest.
- caveatsplural of caveat: A warning.
- loveseatsplural of loveseat: A small sofa for two people.
- carseatsplural of carseat: A seat in a motor car.
- unseatsthird-person singular simple present indicative of unseat: To dislodge or remove (someone) from a seat, especially on horseback.
- backseatsplural of backseat: Any of the seats in the rear of a vehicle.
- countryseatsplural of countryseat: an estate in the country; gentleman's country residence
- escheatsplural of escheat: The return, conversion, or vesting of property of a deceased person or closed business to the government (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants. It is known as bona vacantia in the …