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Ate / Ate that up
Performed brilliantly.
What it actually means
To do something exceptionally well — an outfit, a performance, an exam. 'Ate and left no crumbs' is the emphatic version: flawless, nothing left to criticise.
In the wild
she ate that performance and left no crumbs
Her performance was outstanding.
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