eat away

1. Eat this right away before it gets cold.

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2. Do you have anything I can eat right away?

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3. Tom said he just had to eat something right away.

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1. (idiomatic, transitive)To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.

   The river bank had been eaten away over the years by the flood water.

   aufzehren, fressen, nagen

   изъеда́тьizʺjedátʹ, изъе́стьizʺjéstʹ, подмыва́тьpodmyvátʹ

2. (figuratively, idiomatic, specifically, transitive)Chiefly followed by at: of a circumstance, incident, etc.: to cause (someone) to feel guilty, troubled, or worried; to bother (see eat away at).

   The guilt of having lied was eating away at him.

   Not confessing that I had stolen the money ate away at me until I could no longer sleep.

3. (figuratively, idiomatic, transitive)To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process.

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• eat inpara comer aquiUKTo eat a purchased meal on the premises where one bought it, rather than taking it away.To eat a meal at home.
• eat outходить в ресторан, сходить в ресторанessen gehencomer fueraaller au restaurantjeść na mieściecomer foraTo dine at a restaurant or such public place.
• eat upсъесть, доестьaufessencomersedévorerdojeśćTo consume completely.
• eat awayизъедать, изъестьaufzehren, fressenapolillar, cancerarchicoter, émiettersmangiarejeść, zjeśćcomerTo physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.
• eat intoTo consume gradually, especially by erosion.
• eat downslangSynonym of eat (“to be very good; to rule”).