[proof of the pudding is in the eating] Only through actual experience can the value of something be tested. - A proverb. * /He was intrigued by the ads about […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

eat away

[eat away] {v.} 1. To rot, rust, or destroy. * /Rust was eating away the pipe./ * /Cancer ate away the healthy flesh./ See: [EAT OUT] (2). 2. To gradually […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

eating irons

[eating irons] {n.} Cutlery. British slang (Wikipedia)

eat away at

[eat away at] {v. phr.} To psychologically gnaw at; to worry someone. * /Fear of the comprehensive examination was eating away at Sam./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Andy Rooney

(1919--) U.S. broadcaster Go to bed. Whatever you're staying up late for isn't worth it.

do to death

[do to death] {v. phr.} To overdo; do something so often that it becomes extremely boring or tiresome. * /The typical car […]

have a care

[have a care] {v. phr.}, {formal} To be careful what you do. * /Jane, have a care what you're doing with that valuable […]

Elayne Boosler

U.S. comedienne I've never been married, but I tell people I'm divorced so they won't think something's wrong with me.

head

[head] {n.} 1. Lavatory (nautical slang) 2. Drug user. Sometimes preceded by the preferred drug, for example: Smackhead, […]

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left-handed compliment

[left-handed compliment] An ambiguous compliment which is interpretable as an offense. * /I didn't know you could look so […]

take the fifth

[take the fifth] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States […]