食くい意い地じが張はっている

expression, ichidan verb

be gluttonous; be greedy about food; have a voracious appetite

Describes a person who is extremely focused on eating, often to an unseemly degree. The expression is a set phrase using 食い意地 (appetite/greed for food) and 張る (to be stubborn/strong).

• 彼かれは食くい意い地じが張はっているから、いつも人ひとの分ぶんまで食たべてしまう。

  He's so gluttonous that he always ends up eating other people's portions.

• 食くい意い地じが張はっていると、ダイエットは難むずかしい。

  If you're greedy about food, dieting is difficult.