Grammar fix
gobble down
eat eagerly
To eat something quickly and eagerly, often without chewing much.
phrasal verb
How oftenCommon
LevelB2
Used inSpeech & writing
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
The children gobbled down their pancakes before school.
When I’m really hungry after work, I tend to gobble down my dinner instead of eating slowly.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: I ate down my lunch in five minutes.
Say: I gobbled down my lunch in five minutes.
'Eat down' isn't English; for eating fast, use 'gobble down' or 'wolf down'.
Don't confuse it
Other ways to say it
Eat very fast and hungrily
How BritishInternationalBritish
gobble downYou're here · Eating fast and greedily, often a bit playful; used a lot about children and animals. 'Wolf down' is the more common neutral choice.
wolf downEat very quickly, especially from hunger or lack of time.scoffBritish and informal: eat quickly and greedily.