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make a meal out of
vb. (alternative form of make a meal of English)
Usage examples of "make a meal out of".
Any rate, Jak thought, they figured it was plenty safe enough to take the time to make a meal out of poor Benjy.
The fierce dragon visage atop the helm seemed ready to make a meal out of the human, but the words of its owner belied that image.
The Lycanthrope stood waiting, a hideous look on his fanged face, clearly hoping to make a meal out of someone.
He had traveled mostly on the top level of the Waste to gain time and had stopped only to make a meal out of the pulpy interior of a young jumtree, knowing he would travel faster when he wasn’.