立彬の日本語
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食いつぶす， 食い潰す， くいつぶす
1. to eat oneself out of house and home, to eat up completely
吃光吃净，吃得一干二净
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彼は賭け事で財産を食いつぶした。
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He ate up his fortune by gambling.
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新事業が彼の財産を食いつぶしていった。
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The new business was eating away his fortune.
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あの子ったら、ほんとによく食べるわね。財産を食い潰す気かしら！
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That boy of mine! He'll eat me out of house and home!
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