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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Eat my life

Hi,
Carlos sums up his options to his wife: "Either I do something fulfilling, where I help out other people and feel good about myself, or I take a job I hate where I make a lot of money but it eats my life and crushes my soul."

What does 'eats my life' mean and what does 'crushes my soul' mean?
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Anonymous What does 'eats my life' mean and what does 'crushes my soul' mean? It's poetry, of course. My guess is that the time he spends at the job consumes/uses up his life, in the sense that those hours are gone.

— Avangi

  • Anonymous What does 'eats my life' mean and what does 'crushes my soul' mean?
  • It's poetry, of course.
  • My guess is that the time he spends at the job consumes/uses up his life, in the sense that those hours are gone.
  • If you think of your soul as a free joyous spirit, to crush it would be to destroy those qualities.
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AnonymousWhat does 'eats my life' mean and what does 'crushes my soul' mean?
It's poetry, of course.
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Hi Avangi,
Thank you very much for your help.
Do you mean that 'eats my life and crushes my soul' isn't said in daily conversation?
Anonymousfeel good about myself
What does this mean?
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AnonymousDo you mean that 'eats my life and crushes my soul' isn't said in daily conversation?
Right!
Anonymousfeel good about myself What does this mean?
I'd say he's talking about pride. (He mentions "fulfillment" and "helping other people.")
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