How to Pronounce "eat out of house and home"
expression
EET-OWT-uhv-HOWS-and-HOHM
EET-OWT-ov-HOWS-and-HOHM
Definition
To eat so much food at someone’s home that it causes a problem for them, usually as a humorous exaggeration.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈit/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈhaʊs/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈhoʊm
British English
ˈiːt/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /hʌʊs/ /ˈænd/ /hˈəʊm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
EET-OWT-uhv-HOWS-and-HOHM
UK
EET-OWT-ov-HOWS-and-HOHM
Listen in Context
My teenage son could eat out of house and home if I let him.
The guests almost ate us out of house and home during the holidays.
If you keep eating like this, you'll eat me out of house and home!
Between my kids and their friends, I sometimes feel like they're going to eat me out of house and home.