Fixed expressions
Idioms
English fixed expressions — phrases whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words. Each entry shows the meaning, an example sentence, and its register.
Idioms containing eat, including its inflections. Clear word filter
3 idioms
have your cake and eat it too
CEFR B2to want two incompatible things at once
Informal
dog eat dog
CEFR C1fiercely competitive, with people willing to harm others to succeed
Informal
dogfooding
CEFR C1using your own product internally, before customers do, to test and improve it
Informal
Matching variant: eat your own dog food