eat one's own dog food
To use products or services one is selling internally, in order to understand their…To use products or services one is selling internally, in order to understand their limitations.
» I'm tired of eating fast food.
Ich habe es satt, Fastfood zu essen. — MUIRIEL
Ich habe es satt, Fast Food zu essen. — bzvbzy
Я устал от фаст-фуда. — afyodor
Я втомився від фаст-фуду. — deniko
Я втомилася від фаст-фуду. — deniko
Я втомилася їсти фаст-фуд. — deniko
Я втомився їсти фаст-фуд. — deniko
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2 senses(slang)To use products or services one is selling internally, in order to understand their limitations.
(idiomatic)To use or consume the economic goods or services that one is producing; to be part of a closed household economy.
Examples
728 sentencesI'm tired of eating fast food.
Я втомився від фаст-фуду. — deniko
ruЯ устал от фаст-фуда. — afyodor
deIch habe es satt, Fastfood zu essen. — MUIRIEL
I try to eat healthy food.
Я намагаюся їсти здорову їжу. — deniko
ruЯ стараюсь есть здоровую пищу. — marafon
Why is it important to eat healthy food?
Чому важливо їсти здорову їжу? — deniko
ruПочему важно есть здоровую пищу? — odexed
deWarum ist es wichtig, sich gesund zu ernähren? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You must not eat too much food at one time.
Не їж так багато їжи за один раз. — deniko
ruТы не должен столько есть за один раз. — Hellerick
How often do you eat food that you don't like?
Як часто ти їси їжу, яка тобі не подобається? — User92242
ruКак часто ты ешь то, что тебе не нравится? — marafon
Origin
From dog food (“beta software”).From dog food (“beta software”).
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Forms
eats one's own dog food, eating one's own dog food, ate one's own dog food, eaten one's own dog food| Base form | eat one's own dog food · to eat one's own dog food |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | eats one's own dog food |
| Present participle | eating one's own dog food |
| Past simple | ate one's own dog food |
| Past participle | eaten one's own dog food |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | eat one's own dog food |
| he, she, it | eats one's own dog food |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | ate one's own dog food |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have eaten one's own dog food |
| he, she, it | has eaten one's own dog food |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will eat one's own dog food |
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle