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eat somebody alive to criticize someone very angrily If we get our facts wrong we'll be eaten alive by the press. eat you alive 1. to cause you to suffer Without my own lawyer, the defendants' lawyers would have eaten me alive in court. The state income tax is just eating me alive, so I think I may move. 2. to bite you repeatedly The only bad thing about camping by the river was the mosquitoes that ate us alive. Usage notes: used only of insects, as in the example How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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These are six-inch-long beetles that you pull out of the water and eat alive. |
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