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用中文说: "Eat your heart out"

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用中文说: "Eat your heart out"

Eat your heart out

【中文】羡慕,嫉妒。

Xiànmù, jídù.

【解释】If you say "eat your heart out" followed by the name of a famous person, you are joking that you are even better than that person. Implying that this person would be jealous.

【例句】

- Your friend is now surrounded by many handsome men, eat your heart out Mary. Get up and do something!

你的闺蜜被俊男们包围了,你就嫉妒吧,玛丽!还不赶紧起来做点什么!

Nǐ de guīmì bèi jùnnánmen bāowéile, nǐ jiù jídù ba, Mǎlì! Hái bù gǎnjǐn qǐlái zuò diǎn shénme!

- My score is higher than yours again! Eat your heart out.

我的得分又比你的高!羡慕嫉妒吧!

Wǒ de défēn yòu bǐ nǐ de gāo! Xiànmù jídù ba!