Idiom
what's eating you
Meaning
What is annoying or bothering you?
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You look upset, so tell me what's eating you.”
“You have been quiet all evening, so please tell me what's eating you.”
“Noticing his uncharacteristic irritability during the meeting, she pulled him aside to ask what's eating you.”
Examples
simple
“You look upset, so tell me what's eating you.”
contextual
“You have been quiet all evening, so please tell me what's eating you.”
complex
“Noticing his uncharacteristic irritability during the meeting, she pulled him aside to ask what's eating you.”
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