eat one's own

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To turn on and attack members of one's own group or clique. idiomatic
    — So, in a way, they sat back and watched liberals eat their own—they watched as just deserts advocates undermined the legitimacy of rehabilitation in a way they never could have.

词形变化

eats one's own present,singular,third-person eating one's own participle,present ate one's own past eaten one's own participle,past

词源

Short for eat one's own kind or similar, as certain living organisms do.
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