hollow leg
The idiom "hollow leg" is often used humorously to describe someone who can consume large amounts of food or drink without showing effects.
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Definition
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(informal, humorous)The ability to eat or drink a lot without getting full or drunk.
Example
- He must have a hollow leg; he ate three plates of food and still wasn't full.
- Despite drinking all night, she seemed unaffected, as if she had a hollow leg.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "hollow leg":