eat one's terms

English

Etymology

In allusion to the number of times in a term that a student must dine in the hall of an Inn of Court.

Verb

eat one's terms (third-person singular simple present eats one's terms, present participle eating one's terms, simple past ate one's terms, past participle eaten one's terms)

  1. (archaic) To study for the bar, in order to practise law.
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