shovel in

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar comer rápida e abundantemente, ou colocar algo em algum lugar de forma apressada e descuidada.

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

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Eat quickly and greedilyinformal

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

   Comer rápido e com avidez

   • 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.

   Sinônimosboltdevourgobbleinhalescarfscoffwolf

   Antônimosnibblesavor

2. Make money quicklyinformal

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

   Ganhar dinheiro rápido

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbring incash inclean uphit the jackpotpull inrake in

   Antônimoslosespendsquanderwaste

Verbo baseshovel