wolf down

wʊlf daʊn

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Conjugation

Definition of wolf down - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

eating quicklyeat food quickly, often in a greedy or rude way

He wolfed down his lunch in two minutes.
She wolfed down the sandwich before the meeting.
They wolf down pizzas after every match.

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Expressions with wolf

lone wolf

person who prefers to be alone or act independently

He is a lone wolf who works best alone.

cry wolf

to falsely claim that something bad is happening

He often cried wolf, and now no one believes him..

wolf warrior

Chinese diplomat or official advocating aggressive nationalism

The wolf warrior's speech intensified the diplomatic tensions.

the wolf is at the door

exp.

danger or crisis is imminent

With the storm approaching, the wolf is at the door.

wolf of Wall Street

wealthy high-level financier in Wall Street

He became a wolf of Wall Street after his big promotion.

don't cry wolf

exp.

don't raise false alarms

Don't cry wolf again; we need to trust your warnings.

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French:engloutir, ...
German:verschlingen, ...
Italian:divorare, ...
Spanish:devorar, ...
Portuguese:devorar, ...
Chinese:狼吞虎咽, ...
Japanese:がつがつ食べる, ...
Arabic:اِلْتَهَمَ, ...
Hebrew:לִטְרוֹף, ...
Russian:уплетать, ...
Ukrainian:з'їсти швидко, ...
Hindi:तेज़ी से खा लेना, ...
Bengali:গিলে ফেলা, ...
Catalan:devorar, ...
Czech:zhltat, ...
Danish:sluge, ...
Dutch:iets naar binnen schrokken, ...
Greek:καταβροχθίζω, ...
Hungarian:befalni, ...
Khmer:ស៊ីយ៉ាងលឿន, ...
Korean:허겁지겁 먹다, ...
Persian:با ولع خوردن, ...
Polish:pochłonąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):devorar, ...
Romanian:a devora, ...
Swedish:slänga i sig, ...
Thai:ซัด, ...
Turkish:hızla yemek, ...
Vietnamese:ăn ngấu nghiến, ...

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