Eat Like A Horse Meaning & Sentence Examples

Eat Like A Horse Definition, Sentence Examples

EAT LIKE A HORSE MEANING – Find out what eat like a horse really means. Example sentences of this idiomatic expression can also be found here.

The origin of the idiom “eat like a horse” is unknown. Since horses don’t eat voraciously or with greed, the meaning frequently seems incongruous, according to the sources.

They consume hay and do so slowly. But idioms frequently have paradoxical meanings that are completely at odds with the literal meaning of the words; this is a common characteristic of idioms.

Eat Like A Horse Meaning:

eating a lot
to possess an extremely robust appetite
to eat fast, greedily, voraciously, and sometimes savagely
to eat as an animal would
to indulge a little too much in food
more than one’s fair share of something
to consume a lot more food than the normal individual
excess indulgence

Here are examples of sentences that use eat like a horse:

Max is so thin, yet he eats like a horse.
My mom always cooks a lot of extra food when my older sister and her boyfriend come for dinner because they eat like horses.
If you would stop eating like a horse in front of the visitors, I wouldn’t have to be so embarrassed to admit I’m related to you.
Drew eats like a horse – there’s never enough left for everyone else once she’s been at the buffet.

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