mâcher le travail

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʃe lə tʁa.vaj/ ~ /mɑ.ʃe lə tʁa.vaj/

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Verb

mâcher le travail

1. (figuratively) to break the back of the work for, to do the worst of the work for, to do half of (someone's) work for them; to spoon-feed [with à ‘someone’]

   Synonyms: mâcher la besogne, mâcher la tâche