eat up with a spoon
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Meaning · English
To completely devour or enjoy something enthusiastically
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
thưởng thức hoặc tận hưởng một thứ gì đó rất nhiệt tình
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Literally: consuming food with a spoon
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
She ate up the attention with a spoon
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “eat up with a spoon” mean?
To completely devour or enjoy something enthusiastically Literally: consuming food with a spoon
Is “eat up with a spoon” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.