# I could eat a horse

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/i-could-eat-a-horse
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

I am very hungry.

## Examples

- I am so hungry that I could eat a horse.
- After hiking up the mountain all morning, I am starving and feel like I could eat a horse.
- Having skipped breakfast and lunch during the long meeting, he sat down at the table and declared that he could eat a horse.

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