hungry as a bear

(as) hungry as a bear

Very hungry. Hey, when is dinner going to be ready? I'm hungry as a bear!
See also: bear, hungry
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*hungry as a bear

 and *hungry as a hunter
Cliché very hungry. (*Also: as ~.) I'm as hungry as a bear. I could eat anything! We'd better have a big meal ready by the time Tommy gets home; he's always hungry as a hunter after soccer practice.
See also: bear, hungry
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (as) hungry as a bear
  • hungry
  • gruff
  • gruff as a bear
  • (as) gruff as a bear
  • bear out
  • as much as the traffic will bear
  • traffic
  • bearing
  • bear cage