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’]