Sekirov Dictionary

eat one's own

verb1

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To turn on and attack members of one's own group or clique.
- So, in a way, they sat back and watched liberals eat their own—they watched as just deserts advocates undermined the legitimacy of rehabilitation in a way they never could have. — 2016

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