proverb:
A hunting policy or gun-ownership policy opposite of hunting for
sport. Meaning that you should kill only to eat, or that you should never
waste the
meat of an animal you've killed.
or
A commandment to live by regarding taking responsibility for your actions. As in "you killed it, now you'd better cook it and eat it".
or
A path to gaining power. Ancient peoples sometimes believed that by eating an animal, one could absorb that animal'
s strength, agility, cunning, or general power. But only the one who slays the animal. In this
case, "eat what you kill" refers to the ultimate triumph over a worthy opponent or conquest. Competition between corporations sometimes leads to mergers where the more successful company acquires and absorbs the less successful competitor - ie. how AT&
T attempted to acquire
T-Mobile.
or
An expression meaning "leave no
trace". As in, a trail of dead bodies could give away the retreating path of a fugitive - so in the event you don'
t want to be followed, don'
t leave any dead bodies behind you along the way. Only a super bad ass would eat what he kills, and leave no
trace.
You wanna make it in this
world? Eat what you kill.
To get out of this
jungle, we're gonna have to eat what we kill.
This
gun is not a toy. I'll teach you to use it, but once I do you'd better be prepared to eat what you kill.
It's dog eat dog, yo. Eat what you kill!
