食い散らす

くいちらす
to eat untidily
to eat a bit of everything

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くいちらす【食い散らす】

try a bit of every dish on the table (and leave the remains untouched) 食卓の料理を端から少しずつ食べる(あとは残しておく).

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くいちらす【食い散らす】

〔食べこぼしてあたりを汚す〕 eat untidily; eat like a pig; 《口》 pig out [《英》 it]; 〔あれこれ少しずつ食べる〕 eat a bit of everything; eat only small amounts of various dishes.

●うちの子はいろいろ習い事をするが, 食い散らすだけで一つも物にならない. Our child takes lessons in a number of things but only dabbles in them and isn't really good at anything.