"eat one's feelings" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-eat one's feelings.wav Forms: 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]
Head templates: {{en-verb|eat<,,ate,eaten> one's feelings}} eat one's feelings (third-person singular simple present eats one's feelings, present participle eating one's feelings, simple past ate one's feelings, past participle eaten one's feelings)
  1. (idiomatic) To turn to comfort food in order to deal with one's emotional problems. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: eat one's emotions
    Sense id: en-eat_one's_feelings-en-verb-eZYN~CPR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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