eat (one's) lunch
eat (one's) lunch
slang To defeat one. I've been practicing really hard because I refuse to let my nemesis eat my lunch again.
See also: eat, lunch
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
eat someone's lunch
Sl. to best someone; to defeat, outwit, or win against someone. (Like a school bully taking away children's lunches and eating them.) The upstart ABC Computer Company is eating IBM's lunch.
See also: eat, lunch
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
eat someone's lunch
see under eat someone alive.
See also: eat, lunch
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
eat somebody’s ˈlunch
(American English, business) take away another company’s business or their share of the market: Unless we’re careful, foreign competitors will eat our lunch.See also: eat, lunch
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
eat someone’s lunch
tv. to best someone; to defeat, outwit, or win against someone. (In the way that a school bully takes away children’s lunches and eats them at recess.) The upstart ABC Computer Company is eating IBM’s lunch.
See also: eat, lunch
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- eat lunch
- eat somebody's lunch
- eat someone’s lunch
- eat someone's lunch
- eat through
- eat through (something)
- eat in
- eats
- eat face
- eat (one's) greens