- eaten out of house and home
- Meaning
Origin
From Shakespeare's Henry V Part2. 'He hath eaten me out of house and home'.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
eaten out of house and home
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eat out of house and home — eat (someone) out of house and home humorous to eat most of the food that someone has in their house. The boys have only been back two days and they ve already eaten me out of house and home … New idioms dictionary
eat someone out of house and home — eat (someone) out of house and home humorous to eat most of the food that someone has in their house. The boys have only been back two days and they ve already eaten me out of house and home … New idioms dictionary
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