eat someone alive

成語所屬單字alive

eat someone alive — 慣用語

1. to defeat, criticize, or attack someone so harshly that they have no chance to d

1.慣用語
釋義

把某人狠狠修理;徹底擊敗某人

to defeat, criticize, or attack someone so harshly that they have no chance to defend themselves; often used about debates, courts, the press, or insects.

例句

The lawyer warned Bao that the prosecutor would eat him alive on the witness stand.

Without insect repellent, the mosquitoes by the lake will eat you alive.