See eat someone for breakfast on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2009, Phil Edmonston, Lemon-Aid Used Cars and Trucks 2009-2010, Dundurn, →ISBN, page 115:",
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"ref": "2023 April 5, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, spoken by Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy):",
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