idiom: to eat a horse

[Kati Svaby]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #326 "English Slang Idioms (47)", question 4

"I haven't eaten since noon. I'm so hungry I could eat a .........," Mattie said to Mark.

(a) mouse
(b) goose
(c) moose
(d) horse

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #326 "English Slang Idioms (47)", answer 4

"I haven't eaten since noon. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse," Mattie said to Mark.

Correct answer: (d) horse
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I could eat a horse = Does it mean: I am very hungry I could eat a horse. ?
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.

[Beeesneees]

The idea of eating horseflesh is more acceptable in some countries than in others, but leaving that aside, as a horse is a large animal, for a human to eat an entire one would be a great feat indeed!

This saying indicates that the speaker is extremely hungry. It isn't an indication of how acceptable they find the idea of eating horseflesh.
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Cheers m' dears!