Eat someone for breakfast In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "eat someone for breakfast", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-10-01 11:10

Meaning of Eat someone for breakfast (redirected from eat (something or someone) for breakfast )

Synonyms:

have (someone or something) for breakfast

Eat (something or someone) for breakfast spoken language

To win against someone or manage to do something effortlessly. 
 

His claim that he could eat me for breakfast was clearly no idle boast.

Despite his boasts that he ate Maths exercises for breakfast, he couldn't solve the one I asked.

After eating you for breakfast, I will challenge the reigning champion.

Other phrases about:

cave in

To fall suddenly and heavily to the ground

succeed by narrow margin

To narrowly succeed or defeat someone in something

win (something) by a hair

To succeed in something by only a small amount

carry all before (one)

If you say that you carry all before you, you mean that you successfully defeat all of your opponents in a battle or a competition.

kick one's ass

1. To defeat or punish someone (A possessive noun stands between"kick" and "ass")
2. To beat one up. (A possessive noun stands between"kick" and "ass")
3. To be very effective or successful.
4. To be excellent.
5. To motivate someone.

 

Grammar and Usage of Eat (something or someone) for breakfast

Verb Forms

  • eating (something or someone) for breakfast
  • ate (something or someone) for breakfast

The verb "eat" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Eat (something or someone) for breakfast

The origin of this phrase is not clear.
 

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to set someone straight

To tell someone the truth about something that they had not understood or received false information

Example:

I have to set my wife straight about what happened yesterday.

 

 

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