eat out

essen gehen, auswärts essen

Eine Mahlzeit in einem Restaurant oder Café essen.

In einfachem Englisch: To have a meal in a restaurant or café.

• We eat out every Friday.
• They ate out last night.
• Would you like to eat out tonight?

So benutzt man es: eat out at somewhere (We ate out at a small Italian restaurant.)

Synonyme: dine out

Gegenteile: eat in

Häufige Wendungen: eat out tonight, eat out together, eat out at restaurants

im Freien essen

Draußen statt in einem Gebäude essen.

In einfachem Englisch: To eat food outside, rather than inside a building.

• We ate out in the garden.
• Let’s eat out on the patio today.
• It was warm enough to eat out on the lawn.

So benutzt man es: eat out on/in somewhere (We ate out on the terrace.)

Synonyme: eat outdoors

Gegenteile: eat indoors

Häufige Wendungen: eat out on something, eat out here

ausfressen, zersetzen

Material durch Nagen, chemische Einwirkung oder einen anderen langsamen Vorgang nach und nach entfernen.

In einfachem Englisch: To gradually remove material by biting, chemical action, or another slow process.

• Acid ate out a hole in the pipe.
• Insects had eaten out the soft wood.
• Rust slowly eats out the metal around the joint.

So benutzt man es: eat out something (The acid ate out a hole in the metal.)

Synonyme: erode, corrode, hollow out

Häufige Wendungen: eat out a hole, eat out the wood

ausschimpfen, zurechtweisen

Jemanden wegen eines Fehlers wütend und heftig ausschimpfen.

In einfachem Englisch: To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

• The boss ate him out.
• She ate me out for losing the keys.
• Will the officer eat us out for this mistake?

So benutzt man es: eat someone out (The boss ate me out for being late.)

Synonyme: tell off, chew out, scold

Häufige Wendungen: eat someone out, eat out someone