| صيغ مركبة |
| eat away vtr | (gnaw at, erode) | يتآكل، ينخر، يعرّي |
| | The chalk cliffs are being eaten away slowly by the action of the sea. |
| | The affair was eating away at her peace of mind. |
| eat away at vtr | figurative (trouble, worry) | يقلق |
| | Raskolnikok's crime ate away at his peace of mind, and ultimately, his soul. |
| eat away at vtr | figurative (erode) | يحطّم أو يدمّر بالتدريج |
| | The river eats away at the sand banks every time there's a flood. |
| eat crow v | informal, figurative (be forced to admit one's error) | يجبر على الاعتراف بالخطأ أو الهزيمة |
| eat dinner v | (have evening meal) | يتناول وجبة المساء |
| | We usually eat dinner around 7 pm. |
| eat dirt v | figurative, slang (submit to humiliation) | يتعرض للذل والهوان |
| eat humble pie v | informal, figurative (be forced to admit one's error) | يجبر على الاعتراف بالخطأ أو الهزيمة |
| eat in vi | (dine at home) | يتناول الطعام في البيت |
| eat into vtr | figurative (use or consume part of) | يستهلك، يلتهم الطعام |
| eat lunch v | (have midday meal) | يتناول وجبة الغداء |
| | I usually eat lunch at 1p.m. |
| eat out vi | (dine at a restaurant) | يتناول الطعام في مطعم |
| eat up vtr | figurative (finish: a meal) | يأكل كل شيء، ينهي طعامه |
| | I ate up the last of the potatoes. |
| | If you eat up all your vegetables you can have dessert. |
| eat up vtr | (consume, use in great quantity) | يلتهم كمية كبيرة من الطعام |
| | That new printer eats up our paper supplies at an alarming rate. |
| eat up vtr | (enjoy enthusiastically) | يستمتع بشدة |
| | Everyone was praising him for a job well done and he was eating it up. |
| eat up vtr | (believe without questions) | يصدق بدون استفسارات |
| | He lied about everything but he was so charming about it that she ate it up. |
| eat up! interj | informal (finish your meal!) | أكمل طعامك |
| | Eat up! We have a long march ahead of us. |
| eat your fill v | (eat until sated) | يأكل حتى يشبع |
| eat your heart out interj | slang (be envious of my achievement) | كن غيوراً مما أنجزته |
| eat your words v | figurative (be proven wrong) | يتراجع عن خطأه |
| good to eat adj | (tasty, delicious) | لذيذ المذاق، شهيّ |
| | Fresh strawberries are good to eat. |
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