Eat like a pig
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To scarf down heaps, messy and fast.
Origin
From 19th-century Britain, tied to pigs; messy eaters, slang by 1870s in a Dickens note for gorge. A 1880s 'Punch' uses it for a feast.
Usage Examples
- He eats like a pig-food's gone!
- Eat like a pig; she's messy.
- Like a pig; big eater there.
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