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French
Etymology
Literally, “not to lose a crumb”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nə pa pɛʁ.dʁ‿yn mjɛt/ ~ /nə pɑ pɛʁ.dʁ‿yn mjɛt/
Verb
ne pas perdre une miette
- (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)