Pronunciation: /it/hæv ˈsʌmwʌn fɔr ˈbrɛkfəst/
noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea
A1 I heard that bully in school likes to have someone for breakfast.
A2 The boss is known to eat someone for breakfast if they make a mistake.
B1 The competitive athlete sees their opponent as something to eat for breakfast.
B2 In the world of business, some people will do anything to have their competition for breakfast.
C1 The ruthless politician sees their rivals as easy targets to have for breakfast.
C2 The cunning spy sees every mission as an opportunity to have their target for breakfast.
verb a word that expresses an action or a state of being
A1 I have someone for breakfast every day.
A2 She eats her little brother for breakfast when he annoys her.
B1 The boss had the new employee for breakfast during the meeting.
B2 The politician ate the journalist for breakfast during the press conference.
C1 The lawyer had the witness for breakfast during cross-examination.
C2 The CEO eats competitors for breakfast in the business world.
adverb a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
A1 I am so hungry, I could EAT someone for breakfast!
A2 When my brother is in a bad mood, he acts like he could HAVE someone for breakfast.
B1 The boss is in a bad mood today, so be careful, he might EAT someone for breakfast.
B2 The competitor's team is so aggressive, they look like they could HAVE us for breakfast.
C1 The ruthless CEO is known to EAT competitors for breakfast in the business world.
C2 The fierce lawyer is so intimidating, he could HAVE the witness for breakfast during cross-examination.
pronoun a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence
A1 I don't like to eat someone for breakfast.
A2 She said she would have him for breakfast if he didn't apologize.
B1 The boss always has interns for breakfast when they make mistakes.
B2 The teacher had the student for breakfast after catching him cheating on the exam.
C1 The prosecutor ate the defense attorney for breakfast during the cross-examination.
C2 The politician had the journalist for breakfast during the press conference.
preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
A1 I have someone for breakfast every morning.
A2 She eats her little brother for breakfast whenever he annoys her.
B1 The boss will have you for breakfast if you don't finish the project on time.
B2 The prosecutor will eat the defense attorney for breakfast during the trial.
C1 The seasoned debater had his opponent for breakfast in the heated debate.
C2 The ruthless CEO had the competitors for breakfast with his aggressive business tactics.
article a word that is used to specify a noun
A1 I don't like to have someone for breakfast.
A2 She always eats her opponents for breakfast in tennis matches.
B1 The new manager is known to have difficult tasks for breakfast.
B2 The company's CEO has competitors for breakfast and still comes out on top.
C1 The politician had his critics for breakfast during the debate.
C2 The lawyer had the prosecution for breakfast in the courtroom.
formal The CEO is known to have someone for breakfast if they do not meet their targets.
informal Don't mess with Sarah, she'll eat you for breakfast if you try to take credit for her work.
slang That new intern is so confident, she thinks she can have anyone for breakfast.
figurative The experienced lawyer will have the opposing counsel for breakfast in the courtroom.
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