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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—lit. a dog can't stop himself from eating shit [idiom.]—lit. grow fat eating one's words [idiom.]—not be accustomed eating sth.—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—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 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 to one's heart's content—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—eat three square meals a day and do no work [idiom.]—eat, drink and be merry [idiom.]—lit. eat off one's own strength [idiom.]—lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have take it home [idiom.]— |