Eat out of house and home Meaning in English
expression
Definition
To eat so much food at someone’s home that it causes a problem for them, usually as a humorous exaggeration.
Usage & Nuances
This idiom is informal and playful, typically used to joke about someone (often children or guests) who eats a lot at home. It doesn't mean someone is literally made homeless; it's hyperbolic. Commonly used as 'He's eating me out of house and home.'
Example Sentences
My teenage son could eat out of house and home if I let him.
basic
The guests almost ate us out of house and home during the holidays.
basic
If you keep eating like this, you'll eat me out of house and home!
basic
Between my kids and their friends, I sometimes feel like they're going to eat me out of house and home.
natural
After the big family reunion, Mom joked that everyone had eaten her out of house and home.
natural
Seriously, with the way you guys eat, it's like you're trying to eat me out of house and home!
natural