"eat one's young" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "The term is derived from the zoological phenomenon of animals killing and consuming their own young for sustenance.",
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      "form": "eats one's young",
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    },
    {
      "form": "eating one's young",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ate one's young",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eaten one's young",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "text": "With bankruptcy looming, the corporation eventually began eating its young; massive layoffs were announced, and all employee benefits and bonuses were suspended.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To betray a constituent or charge out of self-serving interests or desperation."
      ],
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  "word": "eat one's young"
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  "etymology_text": "The term is derived from the zoological phenomenon of animals killing and consuming their own young for sustenance.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eating one's young",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ate one's young",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eaten one's young",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To betray a constituent or charge out of self-serving interests or desperation."
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