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Meaning of eat one's own | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To turn on and attack members of one's own group or clique.

idiomatic

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

eat one's own dog food eat one's pride eat one's seed corn eat one's terms eat one's Wheaties eat one's words