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On ＂eat＂ the saying goes very interesting

The Chinese have a lot of looks simple, but the meaning is to make you beat allthe words. 
Foreigners in learning will be very interesting, with "eat" word has many meanings.

 吃不了兜着走chibuliaodouzhezou

Bear all the consequences; find oneself in serious trouble;land 
oneself in serious trouble

例：找我说的做，否则我让你吃不了兜着走！

Do what i said, or you will find yourself in serious  trouble.

吃软饭chiruanfan

gigolo;kept man;toy boy

例句：他是个吃软饭的，因为他一直依靠有钱的女友过生活。

He is a toy boy because he has been relying upon his rich girlfriend.

吃醋 chicu

Be jealous(usu.of a rival in love)

Directly translated as "drinking vinegar,"the term comes from an ancient 
Chinese emperor decided to punish a jealous women by forcing her to choose 
between a vial of poison and two beautiful concubines rewarded to her 
husband.the woman drank the poison without any hesitation. To her surprise, 
she did not die, because the emperor had replaced the poison with vinegar 
in advance to give her a lesson instead of killing "drinking vinegar"to 
express being jealous in a romantic relationship.

例句：当他发现她爱别人的时候，他吃醋了。

He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.

吃得开  chidekai

Popular,welcome or practicable 

吃枪药chiqiangyao

to have a bad temper and be unreasonable 

吃透 Chitou

Thorough grasp and infallible understanding of things,problems, 
viewpoints,etc

吃软饭 Chiguansi

Lawsuit, to be indicted and punished or imprisoned

吃哑巴亏 Chiyabakui

Loss. When one suffers losses,one does not dare to complain openly 
or he has no way to appeal to the authorities.

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