The asterisk (*) indicates the correct position(s) available for the direct object.
| Phrasal Verbs | ![]() |
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examples |
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| eat away at * | - | gradually destroy, erode, or use up | corrodere, erodere, intaccare | The water is eating away at the building's foundation. |
| eat in | ![]() |
eat at home rather than in a restaurant | mangiare in casa | I haven't been well lately so I had best eat in for a few days. |
| eat out | - | eat in a restaurant rather than at home | mangiare fuori casa | When he was single he ate out almost every evening. |
| eat * up * | - | eat all of something, consume entirely | mangiare tutto, finire tutto, divorare | The boy ate the cookies up without looking at me. |
| end up | - | arrive somewhere or to a state without intending to | finire per, concludersi | I ended up working in an office over on the East Side. |