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Examples:taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish—lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. cut off one's nose to spite one's face—abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice)—spend the whole day eating (i.e. not doing any work)—lit. eating away next year's food in advance—a kind of eating utensil—Xintiandi (shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai)—stop eating and spit out—sound of many people eating—body double (in eating scenes)—drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking excess—lit. not eating the food of common mortals—not be accustomed eating sth.—lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit [idiom.]—lit. grow fat eating one's words [idiom.]—you can't have your cake and eat it—lit. say grapes are sour when you can't eat them—nothing but herb soup and dry provisions eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet—eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances—lit. lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people—lit. eat without tasting the food—lit. eat from government coffers—eat sb's flesh and sleep on their hide (idiom); to swear revenge on sb—eat individual meals (rather than taking one's food from plates served to everyone at the table)—eat and drink extravagantly—eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure—eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action—eat and drink unreasonably—eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people—Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!—when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers—lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have take it home [idiom.]—eat three square meals a day and do no work [idiom.]— |