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Mangiare a quattro palmenti

to wolf down food

Literal Translation

"To eat with four millstones"

What it means

To eat voraciously / to wolf down food

Example in context

"Aveva una fame terribile e mangiava a quattro palmenti."

"He was terribly hungry and was wolfing down his food."

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