Timeline for Someone who "eats like a ..." is someone who eats a lot or has a huge appetite
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| Oct 28, 2014 at 19:55 | comment | added | Ron Kyle | Perhaps that is because eating like a pig would be HOW a pig actually eats, whilst "pigging out" means you are eating in such a way that you will become fat like a pig... wonder why there is no "horse-ing out" or "bird-ing out". Geez, now I'm about to go look up the etymology of the phrase "pig out". Hehehe- what a day | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 19:31 | comment | added | Hot Licks | It's interesting to note that (to me) "eating like a horse" doesn't imply either messiness or overeating, but simply a "healthy" appetite. "Eating like a pig", however, implies being a messy eater (and one with poor table manners). In contrast, "pigging out" means overeating but not necessarily being messy (though daintiness is certainly not implied). | |
| Oct 28, 2014 at 19:25 | comment | added | Ron Kyle | Haha- well, "horse-ing out" really, since birds aren't usually too messy when they eat. But yeah, duly noted. ;) Gave me a chuckle... | |
| Oct 27, 2014 at 1:57 | comment | added | Hot Licks | Of course, it should be noted that birds often eat twice their own weight in a day, so "eating like a bird" can really mean "pigging out". | |
| Oct 26, 2014 at 18:27 | history | answered | Ron Kyle | CC BY-SA 3.0 |