Maria D Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
to eat one's way through something
Hello!
Could you help me, please, understand the meaning of one idiomatic expression from the book "To Kill A Mocking Bird"?
This is the sentence (chapter 16):
Everybody's appetite was delicate this morning, except Jem's: he ate his way through three eggs.
What is the meaning of the expression: to eat one's way through?
Thank you!
Could you help me, please, understand the meaning of one idiomatic expression from the book "To Kill A Mocking Bird"?
This is the sentence (chapter 16):
Everybody's appetite was delicate this morning, except Jem's: he ate his way through three eggs.
What is the meaning of the expression: to eat one's way through?
Thank you!
Top answer
Jem was hungry and consumed 3 eggs.
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