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It is saying for when you are very hungry, but exaggerated.

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What does the idiom eat a horse mean?

As in "I am so hungry, I could eat a horse"- means you are extremely hungry- since a horse is VERY big.


Why do people say I'm so hungry you can eat a horse?

People say like that, cause they think their soo soo hungry. They are then really hungry, and a horse is like HUGE, so they think they could eat a horse, since their so hungry. Easy.


What is an exaggeration for hungry?

(Famished) I am so famished I could eat a horse.


Is you are so hungry you could eat a horse an exaggeration or idiom?

A cliche


What is the slang for im so hungry?

You could say "I could eat a horse."


What the underlined figure of speech mean?

could eat a horse


What does As hungry as a horse mean?

To eat like a horse simply refers to the fact that some can eat a great deal. A horse may eat 2-6 flakes of hay a day, plus oats, fruit, or other pellets. (A flake is about 1/8th of a bale of hay; hay bales (small ones) can weigh 40-60lbs.Thus if you "eat like a horse" you eat alot!In addition, a horse can eat so much that they can make themselves seriously ill, even causing death!This simply means you eat a lot. Horses are big animals and they do eat a lot. If someone says this to you take it as a compliment that you have a healthy appetite."Eat like a horse" simply means that someone eats a LOT of food.


What is a hyper bole?

A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. Example: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!


What does I'm so hungry i could eat a cow mean?

This saying is a Hyperbole or exaggeration of how hungry you are, you are so hungry you could a whole cow, but physically that would be impossible.


What does hyperbale mean?

A hyperbole is an exaggeration. Ex. I've told you a million times to put the chicken away!!


You are so hungry you could eat a horse?

i am now ... but horse is a little too expensive, maybe gravel 177 ...During WWI, Germans were so starved that they were forced to butcher and eat the remains of horses that had fallen during military operations... photographs available on "Timewatch: Last Day of WWI" (2009) re-aired on The Military Channel on Friday, March 4, 2011.


What does eating out person mean?

it means a person so hungry they could eat anything