vyjíst někoho, přivést na mizinu, zruinovat

In those times, a poet could descend on you with all his retinue and eat you out of house and home. BNC

Then in a matter of days, or even one day, are they not up and about again eating us out of house and home? BNC

"You must eat your wife out of house and home," commented Duncan. BNC

jíst čí chléb, být koho hostem

musit spolknout hořkou pilulku

plazit se v prachu, ponížit se, pokořit se

kát se, lézt ke křížku, omluvit se (pokorně), podrobit se (pokorně), pokořit se, uznat chybu (pokorně)

Come and take potluck eat humble pie whatever. BNC

Of course John, her husband, told Elizabeth that Ivy had been right about the fuse-boxes: they just hadn't come to her notice, so she had to eat humble pie. BNC

Eat humble pie and get used to it mate. BNC 

korodovat, rezavět, rozežrat

Rust eats into iron. (English Idioms and how to use them)

užírat se

It was over, he was unhurt, and it hadn't cost him a penny apart from the few pence in his pocket -- and as the kidnapping wasn't what was eating his heart out he knew he couldn't pretend it was. BNC

odvolat vlastní slova, lézt ke křížku

Mr Cook may prefer silence to eating his words. BNC

Launching himself form the top of a massive 300 foot crane, Nigel plunged towards the ground at high speed with only a bungee (a strong rope made of rubber encased by a purpose-designed braiding) stopping him from eating his words. BNC

zobat někomu z ruky

Thought he'd got me weighed up -- eating out of his hand. BNC

"He's got young black America eating out of his hand, because every night he takes their culture, and shoves it in mainstream America's face." BNC

The senior man, who had come in from Los Angeles to E.B.I.H.Q. after Erlich had left Washington, he'd be everybody's friend, he'd have them eating out of his hand down at Counter-Terrorism, he'd probably take out citizenship. BNC

líznout si hole, přičichnout k holi, dostat výprask

stavět si vzdušné zámky

cítit se na to

pohltit, sníst, vyjíst (zcela), zničit

The larger the capital sunk in the modern factory, the more urgent is it that there should be no stoppage of work; for, when work stops, interest is eaten up. (English Idioms and how to use them) BNC

The world wants to know if Britain can adjust to the facts of life or will allow old fears, old habits, old prejudices, old prides to weigh down its vitality and eat up its resources. BNC

Nibbling on dried fruit may quickly eat up your calorie allowance -- just 25g (1oz) of sultanas or raisins provides 70 calories, whereas 100g (4oz) grapes provides the same. BNC

ponoukat, popichovat (někoho)

What or who egged you on to fight with a professional boxer. (English Idioms and how to use them)

zbytečně moc věcí

He has gone away for a short holiday, but he took everything with him but the kitchen sink. Longman