| 词组 | what's eating someone? |
| 释义 | What's eating someone? Theme: ANNOYANCE interrog. “What is bothering someone?”Gee, Tom, what's eating you?What's eating Fred? He's in a rotten humor. Idiom what's eating someone?what's eating (someone)? informal something that you ask when someone is angry and you want to know why.He suddenly noticed I wasn't joining in the conversation. 'What's eating you tonight?' he asked. What's eating (someone)?What's bothering someone? Why is someone in a bad mood? What's eating Terry today? I asked him how his weekend was and he just glared at me. I've never seen her act that way before. What's eating her? What's eating someone?Inf. Fig. What is bothering someone? Tom: Go away! Bob: Gee, Tom, what's eating you? Bill: Tom's so grouchy lately. What's eating him? Bob: Beats me! what's eating youAlso, what's bugging you. What is annoying or bothering you? For example, We've conceded just about every point, so what's eating you now? or You're in a terrible mood-what's bugging you? The first slangy term, dating from the late 1800s, presumably uses eat in the sense of "consume"; the colloquial variant, from about 1940, uses bug in the sense of "annoy." Also see what's with. what's eating someonePeople ask what's eating someone, when they want to know why that person seems to be unhappy or angry. `What the hell's eating you?' he demanded. what's eating you (or him or her)?what is worrying or annoying you (or him or her)? informalwhat’s ˈeating somebody?(spoken) used to ask why somebody is worried, unhappy, etc: You seem a bit quiet today. What’s eating you? |
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