gobble up

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Related to gobble up: gobble down, follow suit, catch up, in the first place, the likes of

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Verb

gobble up - eat a large amount of food quickly; "The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake"

garbage down, shovel in, bolt down

eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

Translations

w>gobble up

vt sep (lit, fig) → verschlingen; (company) → schlucken

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