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eating and leaving no crumbs

eating and leaving no crumbs is the present participle and gerund 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 eating and leaving no crumbs

What is eating and leaving no crumbs the present participle and gerund of?
Eating and leaving no crumbs is the present participle and gerund of eat and leave no crumbs.

Words near eating and leaving no crumbs in the dictionary

  1. eathy
  2. eatin'
  3. eatin's
  4. eating
  5. eating an elephant one bite at a time
  6. eating and leaving no crumbs
  7. eating and running
  8. eating apple
  9. eating apples
  10. eating ass
  11. eating away

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