1. Baker said that nutria damage to wetlands stems from their feeding habits: Unlike muskrats, they eat everything in sight before moving on. "They literally eat themselves out of house and home," he said. (Google)
2. If goose populations were not controlled by our hunting season each year, they would eat themselves out of house and home. (Google)
3. We had agreed to push on towards our friend Tom's house, but we were afraid we'd eat him out of house and home if we arrived without food. (Google)