shovel in

• Verbe à particule signifiant manger rapidement et en grande quantité, ou enfourner quelque chose à la hâte et sans soin.

A phrasal verb used to indicate eating quickly and in large quantities, or putting something into a place hastily or carelessly.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Eat quickly and greedilyinformal

   To eat food very quickly and in large amounts, often without chewing properly.

   engloutir

   • He was so hungry that he just shovelled in his dinner.
   • Stop shovelling in your food; you'll get indigestion.
   • She shovelled in the popcorn while watching the movie.

   Synonymesboltdevourgobbleinhalescarfscoffwolf

   Antonymesnibblesavor

2. Make money quicklyinformal

   To earn or acquire money rapidly and often in large amounts.

   se faire de l'argent rapidement

   • The company is shovelling in profits from its new product.
   • He's been shovelling in cash since he started his online business.
   • They are shovelling in money hand over fist.

   Synonymesbring incash inclean uphit the jackpotpull inrake in

   Antonymeslosespendsquanderwaste

Verbe de baseshovel