to eat a lot
to have a very healthy appetite
to eat voraciously, greedily, quickly, hungrily, maybe even savagely
to devour food like an animal
to enjoy your food a little too much
to take more than one’s fair share
to eat far more than the average person
to over indulge
He eats like a horse – there’s never enough left for everyone else once he’s been at the buffet.
I’ve been eating like a horse since I’ve been pregnant. I know they say you’re eating for two now, but this is ridiculous!
I eat like a horse after a good walk along the beach – the sea air really stimulates my appetite!
If you would stop eating like a horse in front of the guests, I wouldn’t have to be so embarrassed to admit I’m related to you.
I’ve been eating like a horse over Christmas. I’ll have to go on a diet after the New Year.
There is no origin for this idiom
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