Meaning

1 senses

  1. (US, idiomatic, slang)To best or defeat someone thoroughly; to make short work of.

Examples

939 sentences

  1. She didn't feel like eating lunch.

    Їй не хотілося обідати. — deniko

    ruЕй не хотелось обедать. — al_ex_an_der

    deIhr war nicht nach Mittagessen. — samueldora

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  2. I have just finished eating lunch.

    Я щойно пообідав. — shanghainese

    ruЯ только что закончил обедать. — odexed

    deIch bin gerade mit dem Mittagessen fertig geworden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Can I eat my lunch here?

    Можна я з'їм свій обід тут? — deniko

    ruМогу ли я здесь съесть свой обед? — Lenin_1917

    deKann ich hier mein Mittagessen essen? — mayabe

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  4. I ate lunch two hours ago.

    Я пообідав дві години тому. — deniko

    ruЯ пообедал два часа назад. — odexed

    deIch habe vor zwei Stunden zu Mittag gegessen. — mayabe

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  5. What do you eat for lunch?

    Що ти їси на обід? — deniko

    deWas isst du zum Mittagessen? — moskytoo

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Origin

Possibly from the idea of a stronger or quicker person snatching away and eating another p

Possibly from the idea of a stronger or quicker person snatching away and eating another person’s lunch before they can consume it.

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Forms

eats someone's lunch, eating someone's lunch, ate someone's lunch, eaten someone's lunch
Base formeat someone's lunch · to eat someone's lunch
3rd person singulareats someone's lunch
Present participleeating someone's lunch
Past simpleate someone's lunch
Past participleeaten someone's lunch

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyeat someone's lunch
he, she, iteats someone's lunch

Past simpleLesson

all personsate someone's lunch

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave eaten someone's lunch
he, she, ithas eaten someone's lunch

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill eat someone's lunch

Synonyms

31 synonyms
beatB1convinceB1humbleC1overcomeB1ownB1reduceB1eat someone for breakfastbring downchew upflogmalavoguemurdelizeoutfoxoutguess

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
easyA1easygoingB1eatA1eatereateryeavesdrop
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