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eat a horse

idiom

informal
used to illustrate that someone is very hungry
I didn't eat today and now I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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“Eat a horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eat%20a%20horse. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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