eat a p. out of house and home

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

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