Eat your heart out!

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Friendly Teasing

Often used playfully among friends to brag lightly or tease each other.

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Just aced my exam, eat your heart out, genius!

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Cultural References

Common in entertainment contexts, like celebrities or fictional characters showing off.

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Newcomer scores the winning goal – eat your heart out, veterans!

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Not Literal

The phrase doesn't mean to actually consume one's heart; it's figurative for feeling envy.

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My garden's blooming beautifully, eat your heart out, neighbor!

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