eat out of house and home

eat someone out of house and home

Fig. to eat everything that someone has in the house. That huge dog is eating us out of house and home. The entire football team came over and ate poor Sally out of house and home.

See also: and, eat, home, house, out

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eat somebody out of house and home  (humorous)

to eat most of the food that someone has in their house The boys have only been back two days and they've already eaten me out of house and home.

See also: and, eat, home, house, out

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eat somebody out of house and home

to eat a large amount of food in someone's home The boys have only been back two days and they've already eaten me out of house and home.

See also: and, eat, home, house, out