mâcher le travail

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʃe lə tʁa.vaj/, /mɑ.ʃe lə tʁa.vaj/
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Verb[edit]

mâcher le travail

  1. (figuratively, transitive with à) to break the back of the work for someone, to do the worst of the work for someone, to do half of someone's work for them; to spoon-feed someone
    Synonyms: mâcher la besogne, mâcher la tâche