Related Clues:

• Took the cake, say?
• Grazed, perhaps
• Eschewed cooking
• Put away some dishes?
• Was a true consumer
• Went on a date, perhaps
• Worked on a sub
• Brunched, say
• Took something in
• "Because 7 ___ 9" (joke punch line)
• Put down a dog?
• Relished relishes, perhaps
• Bit, chewed and swallowed
• Accepted as a cost, informally
• Eroded (away)