eating Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

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take a beating

lose money My friend took a beating on the stock market and now he never has to work.

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating

do not judge until you test the finished product, do not jump to conclusions She drew a cartoon of a boy with a plum on his thumb. Then she wrote The proof of the pudding...

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The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

The real value of something can be judged only after it has been tried or tested.

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Beating a dead horse

(USA) If someone is trying to convince people to do or feel something without any hope of succeeding, they're beating a dead horse. This is used when someone is trying to raise interest in an issue that no-one supports anymore; beating a dead horse will not make it do any more work.

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Proof of the pudding is in the eating

This means that something can only be judged when it is tested or by its results. (It is often shortened to 'Proof of the pudding'.)

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Beating Around The Bush

Avoiding the main topic. Not speaking directly about the issue.

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eating for two

be pregnant and so eating more: "Good news, darling. The doctor says I'm eating for two now."

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eating one|eat|eating

v. phr. To cause someone to be angry or ill-humored. We can't figure out what's eating Burt, but he hasn't spoken one pleasant word all day.

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proof of the pudding is in the eating|eating|proof

Only through actual experience can the value of something be tested. A proverb. He was intrigued by the ads about the new high mileage sports cars. "Drive one, sir," the salesman said. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating."

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what's eating you

what's eating you
Also, what's bugging you. What is annoying or bothering you? For example, We've conceded just about every point, so what's eating you now? or You're in a terrible mood—what's bugging you? The first slangy term, dating from the late 1800s, presumably uses eat in the sense of “consume”; the colloquial variant, from about 1940, uses bug in the sense of “annoy.” Also see what's with.