ne faire qu'une bouchée

French

Etymology

Literally, “to make only one mouthful”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nə fɛʁ k‿yn bu.ʃe/

Verb

ne faire qu'une bouchée

  1. to make short work of; to eat in one go, voraciously [with de ‘food’]
    Synonym: faire un sort à
  2. (figuratively) to make short work of, to make mincemeat out of [with de ‘something’]
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