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eaten and left no crumbs

eaten and left no crumbs is the past participle of eat and leave no crumbs.

Meaning of eat and leave no crumbs

Verb

eat and leave no crumbs (third-person singular simple present eats and leaves no crumbs, present participle eating and leaving no crumbs, simple past ate and left no crumbs, past participle eaten and left no crumbs)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To do or perform in a thorough and stunning manner without mess or wasted opportunity; to wholly consume a challenge successfully and stylishly. Synonym of eat (“to be very good at something; to rule; to slay”).
    • Pedro Pascal and Sarah Paulson both ate and left no crumbs in a Saturday Night Live sketch that poked fun at fancams in the era of TikTok.2023 February 5, Jessica Wang, “Pedro Pascal is daddy and Sarah Paulson is mommy in SNL's fancam sketch”, in Entertainment Weekly, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2023

Questions about eaten and left no crumbs

What is eaten and left no crumbs the past participle of?
Eaten and left no crumbs is the past participle of eat and leave no crumbs.

Words near eaten and left no crumbs in the dictionary

  1. eate
  2. eated
  3. eateing
  4. eaten
  5. eaten an elephant one bite at a time
  6. eaten and left no crumbs
  7. eaten and ran
  8. eaten and run
  9. eaten ass
  10. eaten away
  11. eaten away at

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