食いつぶす

くいつぶす

Also written 食い潰す

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely

Kanji

• 食 eat. Read as くう.

Example sentences

• あの子ったら、ほんとによく食べるわね。財産を食い潰す気かしら！
  That boy of mine! He'll eat me out of house and home!

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