ăn thừa

Thân thiện

Bà lão ăn thừa thức ăn từ một bữa tiệc.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To eat remains: To eat leftover food that someone else has not finished or has left behind. This action often implies eating food that was not originally intended for oneself, typically after the main eater has finished.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Đừng ăn thừa đồ của người khác. (Don't eat other people's leftovers.)
  • Bà tôi thường tiết kiệm bằng cách ăn thừa cơm của chúng tôi. (My grandmother often saves money by eating our leftover rice.)
  • Trong nhà hàng, họ không cho phép khách ăn thừa từ bàn khác. (In the restaurant, they don't allow customers to eat leftovers from another table.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase can carry a connotation of frugality, necessity, or sometimes a lack of propriety, depending on the context.
• It is often used in instructive or cautionary contexts, especially regarding hygiene or manners.

Variants and Related Words

• Đồ ăn thừa / Thức ăn thừa (n): Leftover food.
  • Hãy bỏ đồ ăn thừa vào tủ lạnh. (Put the leftover food in the refrigerator.)
• Ăn lại (v): To eat again, to re-eat (can sometimes be used in a similar context but is less specific).

Synonyms

• Ăn đồ thừa: To eat leftover things (a very close synonym).
• Xơi đồ thừa (more informal/colloquial): To polish off the leftovers.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• While "ăn thừa" itself is a set phrase, it is commonly used in the folk saying:
  • "Ăn thừa nói hớ": This idiom describes a situation where someone carelessly repeats or acts on incorrect or leftover information, leading to mistakes. It metaphorically extends from the literal act of "eating leftovers."

    • Anh ấy cứ ăn thừa nói hớ nên chẳng ai tin lời anh. (He keeps speaking carelessly based on hearsay, so no one believes him.)

Học thuật

verb

1. to eat remains