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