allonger la sauce

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.lɔ̃.ʒe la sos/ === Verb === allonger la sauce (cooking) to water down a sauce (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