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I could eat a horse

idiom

I am very hungry.


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  1. 01

    beat a dead horse

    To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

  2. 02

    bite to eat

    A snack or quick meal.

  3. 03

    charley horse

    A muscle cramp, usually a strong one, in the thigh, leg, arm, or core.

  4. 04

    close the stable door after the horse has bolted

    To attempt to prevent a problem that has already occurred; to design and implement a preventive mechanism that is too late (after the first failure instead of before).

  5. 05

    dark horse

    Someone who possesses talents or favorable characteristics that are not known or expected by others.

  6. 06

    don't shit where you eat

    One should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.

  7. 07

    eat an elephant one bite at a time

    To do something one step at a time; to do something in steps rather than all at once.

  8. 08

    eat and leave no crumbs

    Synonym of eat (“to be very good at something; to rule; to rock”).

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