egg on (to urge or encourage someone to do something wrong or stupid) She egged on the two boys to fight. Don’t egg me on; I will never do that. His wife egged him on to buy that expensive car. envocabulary.com
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eat up (to eat all of; clean your plate) If you eat up your spinach, it puts color in your cheeks. There is a huge salmon in the fridge that needs eating up. (to use a large amount of) The cost of the house repairs is eating up …
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eat into (to reduce the amount of; use part of) We must start to economize because bills are eating into our savings. My work emails began to eat into my free time. envocabulary.com
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eat out (to eat a meal in a restaurant) The cooking stove is not working; let’s eat out tonight. I am eating out more often these days. envocabulary.com
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eat in (to eat a meal at home) We usually don’t eat in on Sundays. Will you eat in or go out to a restaurant? envocabulary.com
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