English Explanatory Dictionary

eat one's own

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To turn on and attack members of one's own group or clique.

Word forms

eat one's own eats one's own eating one's own ate one's own eaten one's own

Etymology

Short for eat one's own kind or similar, as certain living organisms do.

Related words

infighting
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