English Dictionary

eat one's feelings

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To turn to comfort food in order to deal with one's emotional problems.

日本語の意味

感情的な問題に直面した際、慰めとなる食べ物に頼ること、すなわち「慰め食い」をすること。

It's easy to eat one's feelings when life gets tough.

人生がつらくなると、つい食べ物で気持ちを紛らわせてしまう。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To turn to comfort food in order to deal with one's emotional problems.

The way I eat my feelings now is much different from how I ate my feelings when I was growing up. I used to use “bad food” as a reward system. If I went to the gym, I deserved a pizza, […]

eats one's feelings （ present singular third-person ）

eating one's feelings （ participle present ）

ate one's feelings （ past ）

eaten one's feelings （ participle past ）