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eat one's seed corn

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  1. 1. eat one's seed corn (third-person singular simple present eats one's seed corn, present participle eating one's seed corn, simple past ate one's seed corn, past participle eaten one's seed corn) To consume what is meant for investment instead. Source: ecdict

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