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eat one out of house and home
verb
to
eat
one
out of house and home
To consume such a portion of one's store of food that little is left for the owner.
(
RQ:Shakespeare Henry 4-2
), Act II Scene I
:He hath
eaten me out of house and home
; he hath put all my substance
:into that fat belly of his: but I will have some of it out again,
:or I will ride thee o' nights like the mare.
Etymology:
From Shakespeare's
Henry IV, Part 2
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