| 释义 |
eat someone aliveinformal 1(Of insects) bite someone many times: we were eaten alive by mosquitoes...- He was tempted to take off his shirt, but knew that the wicked little insects would eat him alive.
- How can I drop a hint to the others that the mosquitoes are eating me alive when they, even the women, are all far more covered than I am?
- At night, crammed as many as 14 to a room, they say the mosquitoes eat them alive.
1.1Exploit someone’s weakness and completely dominate them: the defence lawyers would eat him alive on a written comment like that...- I couldn't show any sign of weakness or they'd eat me alive.
- Most felt Christie would be eaten alive by some of the bigger, more robust full-forwards.
- Up front Laois were eaten alive by a ravenous Westmeath defense.
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