allonger la sauce

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lɔ̃.ʒe la sos/

Verb

allonger la sauce

1. (cooking) to water down a sauce
2. (figuratively, derogatory) to pad one's text (to increase the size of a text by adding undesirable filler); to drag things out; to waffle

   Synonym: faire du remplissage

See also

• tirer en longueur
• parler pour ne rien dire