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leave no crumbs

idiom
Meaning

Ellipsis of eat and leave no crumbs.


Examples
SIMPLE

She sang that song perfectly and left no crumbs.

CONTEXTUAL

The chef prepared a delicious meal, and the guests left no crumbs on their plates.

COMPLEX

Her performance was so flawless and captivating that she truly left no crumbs for any other artist to follow.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    cake crumbs

    Hardly anything.

  2. 02

    eat and leave no crumbs

    Synonym of eat (“to be very good at something; to rule; to rock”).

  3. 03

    French leave

    A departure taken quietly and unnoticed, without asking for permission or informing anyone.

  4. 04

    leave a sour taste in one's mouth

    To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.

  5. 05

    leave at the door

    To dispense with something for now; to forget about it situationally, or omit or discard it in a given place or instance.

  6. 06

    leave behind

    To abandon.

  7. 07

    leave for dust

    To leave or abandon someone alone without helping or caring for them.

  8. 08

    leave home

    To stop living with one's parents.

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