binge and purge

binge and purge

slang To eat a large quantity of food and vomit shortly thereafter (as is symptomatic of the eating disorder bulimia), often repeatedly. Because she goes to the bathroom immediately after every meal, I'm starting to worry that she's binging and purging.
See also: and, binge, purge
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

binge and purge

to overeat and vomit, alternatively and repeatedly. (A symptom of the condition called bulimia.) She had binged and purged a number of times before she finally sought help from a doctor. Terry had been bingeing and purging for a number of years and was very, very thin.
See also: and, binge, purge
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • binge
  • purge
  • buicks
  • talk to Ralph on the big white (tele)phone
  • barf bag
  • talk to Huey on the big white (tele)phone
  • hurl
  • hurling
  • cooky
  • chow
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Referring to the dissociated aspects of the bulimic identity in the third person may be useful for some clients, for example, saying, "Tell me about her...tell me about that person that wants to binge and purge, and who defies your attempts to control her." Although this might at first appear to encourage the client to see herself as separate personalities, or promote fragmentation, in fact the client experiences it as so empathic and perceptive that it promotes integration and expression of what had been forbidden and sequestered sectors of selfexperience.
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Increased frequency in the binge and purge cycles decreases the ability to concentrate, because the fear of being overweight increases in importance.
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Fostering critical and literate habits of thought requires that teachers move beyond using learning strategies that compel students to "binge and purge" information in the manner of the bulimic.
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Because many individuals with bulimia "binge and purge" in secret and maintain normal or above normal body weight, they can often successfully hide their problem from others for years.
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