"out of house and home" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 吃穷（某人）- 吃到让人倾家荡产

Definition

如果有人把你吃穷了，意思是他吃得太多，几乎把你吃到无家可归，通常带有幽默夸张的意味。形容一个人饭量极大。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

该成语口语且带幽默色彩，常用于形容小孩、客人或宠物吃得很多：'My son eats me out of house and home.' 并非字面意思，很少真指无家可归。总是与 'eat' 或近义词搭配。

Examples

My teenage brother eats me out of house and home.

我那个青少年弟弟**把我吃穷了**。

If you keep eating like that, you'll eat us out of house and home!

你要这样吃下去，会**把我们吃穷**！

Those puppies almost ate us out of house and home last year.

去年那些小狗差点**把我们吃穷了**。

My three sons are all home from college—I'm being eaten out of house and home this week!

我三个儿子都从大学回家了——这周我快被**吃穷了**！

With the way you snack, you’re going to eat me out of house and home before the weekend.

你像这样不停吃零食，周末前就**把我吃穷了**。

Every time my cousin visits, I brace myself—he always eats us out of house and home.

每次我表弟来，我都做好准备——他总是**把我们吃穷了**。