IdiomBody & Senses
English
Englishwhat's eating you
Meaning: What is bothering or irritating you?
Example: “You've been quiet all day; what's eating you?”
Origin: Origin uncertain; the phrase personifies annoyance as something that eats or consumes the person from within.
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