English / idiom
Eat Like a Horse
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To consume enormous quantities of food, or figuratively to burn through capital and operational resources at high velocity.
In context
01
Heavy infrastructure projects eat capital like a horse before yielding commercial returns.
02
After working long shifts at the industrial plant, the technicians eat like a horse at the cafeteria.
Synonyms
gorge ravenously,devour huge amounts,eat heartily
Antonyms
eat like a bird,pick at food,diet strictly
Collocations
appetite to eat like a horse,can eat like a horse,burn capital and eat like a horse