5 English Phrasal Verbs With 'EAT'

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5 phrasal verbs with 'EAT'

Eat away

1. Destroy slowly
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The disease EATS the liver AWAY.

Eat in

1. Eat at home
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: We didn't feel like going to a restaurant so we ATE IN.

Eat into

1. Use something valuable when you don't want to
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: We've had to EAT INTO our savings since I lost my job.

Eat out

1. Eat in a restaurant
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: We couldn't be bothered to cook so we ATE OUT last night.

Eat up

1. Eat all of something
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: If you don't EAT UP your greens, you won't get any dessert.
2. Consume
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: This car EATS UP petrol.
3. Consume something you don't want to be consumed
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The graphics EAT UP our bandwidth- they're costing us a fortune.

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