ne pas perdre une miette

French

Etymology

Literally, “not to lose a crumb”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nə pa pɛʁ.dʁ‿yn mjɛt/, /nə pɑ pɛʁ.dʁ‿yn mjɛt/

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Verb

ne pas perdre une miette

1. (figuratively) to take everything in, to drink it all in, not to miss a word, not to miss a thing

   sans en perdre une miette ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)