The holiday in Canada will eat into our savings.
Jet lag can eat into precious holiday time.
Acids eat into metals.
Iron pans are not suitable as vinegar eats into them.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов. 2013.
eat into something — … Useful english dictionary
eat into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms eat into : present tense I/you/we/they eat into he/she/it eats into present participle eating into past tense ate into past participle eaten into 1) eat into something if an activity or cost eats into your… … English dictionary
eat into — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something eats into your time or your resources, it uses them, when they should be used for other things. [V P n] Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time... [V P n] Wages were rising faster than productivity and… … English dictionary
eat into — verb gnaw into; make resentful or angry The injustice rankled her his resentment festered • Syn: ↑fret, ↑rankle, ↑grate • Hypernyms: ↑annoy, ↑rag, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lay into something — lay into (something) to eat something quickly and with pleasure. Both hikers laid into a huge dinner with great enthusiasm … New idioms dictionary
eat — W1S1 [i:t] v past tense ate [et, eıt US eıt] past participle eaten [ˈi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(meal)¦ 3 eat your words 4 eat your heart out 5 eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast 6¦(use)¦ 7 eat humble pie … Dictionary of contemporary English
eat — [ it ] (past tense ate [ eıt ] ; past participle eat|en [ itn ] ) verb intransitive or transitive *** to put food into your mouth and swallow it: We sat on the grass and ate our sandwiches. Don t talk while you re eating. I ve eaten too much.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sink your teeth into something — 1) to take a bite of something good to eat He couldn t wait to sink his teeth into the steak. 2) mainly American to get very involved in something. The usual phrase in British English is get your teeth into something … English dictionary
tuck into something — ˌtuck ˈin | ˌtuck ˈinto sth derived (BrE, informal) to eat a lot of food, especially when it is done quickly and with enthusiasm • Come on, tuck in everyone! • He was tucking into a huge plateful of pasta … Useful english dictionary
eat — /i:t/ verb past tense ate /et,eIt/ past participle eaten 1 FOOD a) (I, T) to put food in your mouth and swallow it: Vegetarians don t eat meat. | something to eat (=some food): Would you like something to eat? | eat like a bird (=eat very little) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eat */*/*/ — UK [iːt] / US [ɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms eat : present tense I/you/we/they eat he/she/it eats present participle eating past tense ate UK [et] / UK [eɪt] / US [eɪt] past participle eaten UK [ˈiːt(ə)n] / US [ˈɪt(ə)n] Other ways … English dictionary
