Idiom 105: Eat someone

상황: 다시 감각을 발휘하셔서 다른 사람을 먹다? 다른 사람을 괴롭히다라고 표현할 때 쓰는 표현입니다.

eat someone = bother and upset someone

A: Hey, Alice. What’s been eating you lately? Don’t you realize how rude and irritable you’ve become?
B: I know. I’m really sorry for the way I’ve been acting.
A: Well, why don’t you tell me what has been bothering and upsetting you and maybe we can work your problem out together.
A: I’ll admit that it would help to talk to someone about it.