Idiom: eat someone alive
Meaning
Idiom: eat someone alive
- to make someone feel pain/guilt or suffer
- to overwhelm or defeat someone
Example sentences
— Lying to my wife about our finances really ate me alive, so I finally told her I've got $50,000 in credit card debt.
— Keeping my pregnancy a secret from my colleagues the first three months ate me alive.
— Watching my seven-year-old have trouble making friends really eats me alive.
— My son’s battle with brain cancer ate all of us alive, so we were relieved when he passed away and didn’t have to suffer anymore.
— Keeping secrets will eat you alive.
— We're not prepared for this debate. Our opponents are going to eat us alive.
— I tried working in sales but the competition and backstabbing ate me alive.
— My daughter competed on the reality TV show "Survivor" but the other contestants ate her alive and she was voted off at the first Tribal Council.
Download your free illustrated idioms eBook!
Want to expand your idiom knowledge even further? Download our free eBook, '25 Illustrated Idioms,' to learn more useful expressions with fun visuals that make understanding idioms a breeze. Sign up now to get your free copy!
You might like these idioms
More idioms will be added in the future so check back frequently or sign-up for my free newsletter to learn about new updates to my website.
- Home Page ›
- Idioms List ›
- Idiom: eat someone alive
