Meaning of fill one's face | Babel Free

Definitions

To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.

idiomatic

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Examples

“Today is the last⟳ day to fill⟳ your faces with fare from Taste⟳ of the Town, at Town Center at Boca Raton.”

“But if you happen⟳ to be at a half-decent eaterie come⟳ May time, and you see⟳ a bloke filling his face⟳, come⟳ up and say⟳ hello. It might just be me.”

“Three or four times a week we'd see⟳ Ronnie Kray filling his face⟳ at Browns in the pulsatingly plush restaurant.”

“Last⟳ night, after the celeb chefs and food lovers at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival filled their faces at the massive barbecue event BubbleQ and Best of the Best, they headed to the parking garage.”

““And they're all eating! Peanuts, doughnuts, potato chips, just filling their faces. The fat Americans!””

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