to stuff one's face
3
8.2
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
comer a lo bestia
- You wouldn't have to worry about it, Beckman, if you spent as much time studying as you do stuffing your face.
- stuffing his face with food
Examples
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She waited for him to stuff his face.
Fiction book (2002) -
Answer me before stuffing your face with chocolate!
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Okay, stop stuffing your face for one minute.
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I barely have any time to enjoy myself, while she wastes seven days, stuffing her face in front of the TV!
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Inside an open apartment on the ground floor, the landlord, Mr. Shickadance, sits watching TV, stuffing his face with cheese doodles.
Fiction book (1994) -
Throughout the entire event, Juliana stuffed her face with canapés and petits fours.
Fiction book (2001) -
Mother said she felt a little better herself just leaving that dank, rancid trailer, and she bet by the time we reached home he'd be stuffing his face with the T-bone.
Fiction book (1997) -
At the party, everyone was just stuffing their face with pizza and cake.
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After the long hike, we sat down and stuffed our faces with the delicious barbecue.
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He always stuffs his face with snacks while watching his favorite TV shows.
Synonyms
109
5.8
To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full
19
3.0
To eat something quickly and eagerly
16
2.6
To eat food quickly and noisily without chewing properly
14
3.1
To eat more food than your body needs at one time
13
2.9
To eat food quickly because you are very hungry
12
5.9
To eat a very large amount of food greedily
7
7.5
Eat a very large amount of food without control
7
5.8
Eat food very quickly when you are very hungry
5
7.8
To eat in a very messy and greedy way
3
3.4
To eat a large amount of food quickly
3
4.9
To eat a very large amount of food
2
4.0
To eat a lot of food eagerly
2
3.7
Eat all the food very quickly
1
7.6
To eat or drink too much
1
5.7
To eat a lot of food quickly while enjoying it
1
7.7
To eat a lot of food quickly without control
1
9.9
To eat a lot of food very quickly
1
7.9
To eat too much food at one time
1
9.9
To eat a lot of food quickly without control
To eat a lot of food very fast without stopping
To eat a lot of food very quickly
To eat a lot of food quickly
To eat too much food quickly and greedily
To eat too much in a greedy way
To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full
To eat too much food in a greedy way
To eat something quickly and enjoy it
To eat a lot of food quickly and greedily
Antonyms
How Full
Surface Forms
Morphology
stuff + one's + face
The meaning 'to eat a large amount of food quickly or greedily' is directly derived from 'stuff' (to fill or cram) combined with 'one's face' (the mouth/face area), evoking the clear image of cramming food into one's face. Because 'stuff' can itself mean to fill/eat greedily and the phrase follows a straightforward compositional image common across languages, a B1 learner who knows the constituents will likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase stuff one's face comes from the idea of stuffing something full and the face meaning your mouth. It makes you imagine someone filling their mouth quickly and eagerly, so it means 'to eat a large amount quickly or greedily'.