Results for “吃”

to feel reassured

exploitative / oppressive

ruthless / vicious and greedy

lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom) / fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted

to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)

food and lodging / to stay (at some place) and eat meals (there)

to become sick of a food after eating it too much

to be on the government payroll

penetration of a cutting tool

lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom) / fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first

(Tw) all-you-can-eat (food) / (fig.) unlimited usage (digital services etc)

arduous and thankless task (idiom) / strenuous and unrewarding

(onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc) / sound of stammering

to be jealous

to be forced to suffer in silence / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering

(lit.) to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom) / (fig.) to lead a life of dissipation

(coll.) eating, drinking, defecating and urinating / the mundane necessities of everyday life

(coll.) eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping / the mundane necessities of everyday life

to receive a kickback / to draw a commission

(neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)

to upset (one's stomach) by eating bad food or overeating

to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine) / (of sb who has no income) to rely on others / to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual

to cost one dearly / to end disastrously / to pay bitterly

lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom) / fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance

to suck the breast (for milk)

all one's strength

all one's strength

utmost effort

to finish eating

to face legal action / to get sued

to be given special treatment / to be treated in a favored way

(lit.) if you were eating warm shit, it'd be stone cold by the time you finished it (saying) / (fig.) (of a person) too slow / can't keep up

to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)

to attend a banquet (funeral, wedding etc) / (neologism c. 2020) (slang) (jocular) lit. to attend sb's funeral banquet (used to imply that things are going to go badly for sb)

(fig.) to regret (doing sth)

to be able to bear / to be able to support

one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb) / no pain, no gain

to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand

dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes / all kinds of abuse of power

to eat up / to consume