what does it mean to be eaten out
eat someone out of house and home. Fig. to eat everything that someone has in the house. That huge dog is eating us out of house and home. The entire football team came over and ate poor Sally out of house and home.at somebody out of house and home. to eat a large amount of food in someone's home The boys have only been back two days and they've already eaten me out of house and home. See also: and, eat, home, house, of, out.