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you ate up my food vs you finish my food

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'You ate up my food' implies that the person consumed all of the food, while 'You finished my food' suggests that the person completed eating the food. The choice between the two depends on the specific context and the emphasis the speaker wants to convey.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 930 views

you ate up my food

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone has consumed all of the speaker's food.

This phrase is used to express that someone has finished eating all the food that belonged to the speaker.

Examples:

I can't believe you ate up my food without asking!
He always eats up my food when I'm not looking.
She ate up all the cookies I had saved for later.
They ate up the entire pizza in minutes.
The kids ate up all the snacks in the pantry.

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That dog ate up our food.
Dude, you ate up all the froot loops.
You ate up all the rice last night.
I'll get it, Wyatt, man. I kind of feel uncomfortable asking a friend to pick up my food.
Not only does he eat my food, but even takes up my tables.
That girl scarfed up my food,
The poison ate up the bowels.
We ate up all the cookies.
Those horses also ate up fully one quarter of American agricultural land.
That's how they ate up Australia.
You ate tuna salad in public.
Here's what you ate yesterday.
Most of that oxygen got ate up by the fire on its way out the door.
He set too many fires, which ate up all the oxygen in the room... and stopped the fire from spreading.
You... clearly ate up all your vegetables.
Those dogs ate up a man here once.
Mascetti ate up two fortunes:]
The other girls keep taking my food.
Terry, you said you ate the whole turkey.
Maybe it was something you ate.

Alternatives:

you finished all my food
you devoured my food
you consumed all my food
you polished off my food
you gobbled up my food

you finish my food

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone has completed eating the speaker's food.

This phrase is used to convey that someone has completed eating the food that belonged to the speaker.

Examples:

I asked you to save me some, but you finished my food!
Every time we go out, you finish my food before I do.
He always finishes my food when we eat together.
She finished my food and then asked for dessert.
They finished all the food on their plates.

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Look, if you didn't finish my food, I'd get fat.
Please take the time to finish your food.
Finish your food, and then go study.
Finish your food and stop talking to yourself.
Finish your food, I'll wait in reception.
And when I didn't finish my dinner my mother would say, "Finish your food! Don't you know? People like Fide's family have nothing."
Inside it we were talking about... eating algae, when we finish the food.
Finish your food... it's good for your kidneys.
So finish Your food and get to it, okay?
If you finish my cereal, replace it.
Did you finish my biology homework?
Did you finish my costume, Mom?
You are not getting paid a dime until you finish my wiring.
So, did you finish my article yet?
Why don't you finish my man's hand?
If you finish my bottle... I'll finish you off!
Let me finish my business first.
Another supermarket will finish my shop.
I'll finish my pudding when I'm ready to finish my pudding.
You finish interviewing the wrestling team.

Alternatives:

you ate all my food
you consumed my food
you polished off my food
you gobbled up my food
you devoured my food

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