Collocations for "eat"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "eat" in context.
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eat
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- eat [breakfast, dinner, lunch, a meal]
- eat [steak, spaghetti] for [dinner]
- eat [healthy, healthily, well, less]
- eat [healthy, good, diet, Chinese] food
- eat a [vegetarian, vegan, healthy, varied, low-carb] diet
- can't eat [wheat, dairy, gluten]
- doesn't eat [meat, red meat, animal products, shellfish]
- child [won't, refuses to] eat
- eat your [dinner]
- eat it (all) up
- eat at [home, a restaurant, the table]
- eat in the [kitchen, dining room, living room]
- eat with [a knife and fork, a spoon, chopsticks]
- eat with your [friends, parents, family]
- eat [alone, by yourself]
- eat it [raw, fresh, live]
- eat (it) off the [plate, table]
- [need to, should, have to] eat
- eat and drink
- [have, want, make you] something to eat
- [must have been, it was] something I ate
- (I'm so hungry) I could eat a horse
- eat like [a pig, there's no tomorrow]
- [shall we, likes to] eat out
- could (just) eat you up
- eat into your [savings, pension]
- [had, was forced] to eat his words
- sexually explicit: eat her out
'eat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Arabic
- Caribbean
- Chinese
- Friday
- Italian
- Japanese
- Polish
- able
- acorn
- all
- alligator
- almond
- ant
- apple
- argument
- armchair
- artichoke
- away
- awe
- babe
- bagel
- bake
- balcony
- banana
- bar
- barbecue
- barley
- batter
- battered
- bean
- bed
- before
- bird
- biscuit
- bite
- blackberry
- blanket
- blueberry
- boar
- bone
- bowl
- bread
- breakfast
- breast
- broccoli
- buffet
- cafeteria
- cake
- candy
- cane