eat out of

eat (something) out of (something)

To eat something straight from its box or container, rather than portioning it onto a plate. I can't eat chips out of the bag anymore because I always end up eating all of them! Don't eat the leftovers out of the container—then no one else can eat them! A: "Wait, there are no clean bowls?" B: "Yep. You'll have to wash one or eat your cereal out of the box."

See also: eat, of, out

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eat (something) out of something

to eat food directly from a container, such as a bag, box, can, etc. You shouldn't eat out of the can. Maria was eating potato chips right out of the bag.

See also: eat, of, out

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.