Tuck Away (Verb)
Meaning
Eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The team tucked away an entire turkey in under an hour during the holiday feast.
- I can barely move after the kids tucked in a whole box of donuts.
- She tucked in three large bowls of cereal before even realizing it.
- After the famine, the villagers tucked away as much food as they could find.
- He tucked in two plates of spaghetti in under 20 minutes at the eating contest.