Idioms

consume mass quantities

consume mass quantities

To eat, drink, or otherwise consume large amounts of something. Primarily heard in US. Large family holidays are all typified by consuming mass quantities of food and alcohol. As the largest economy on the planet, our prerogative seems to be to consume mass quantities of the Earth's resources. A: "Please don't let the kids consume mass quantities of sugar today." B: "Oh, come on, it's a birthday party!"

See also: consume, mass, quantity

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emerge from the bogs each fall to gather in large groups, consume mass quantities of fish-label beer and verbally whiz all over people from Seattle," Ron Judd wrote.

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It is easier to consume mass quantities of meat when you forget the tiresome process that gets meat to your table.

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Marketers of the supplement say that while CoQ10 can be found in a number of food products, the only way to get an adequate amount would be to consume mass quantities of such food.

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The California source explains that India is not structured to support one giant paper mill that will consume mass quantities of paper, in part because of the country's internal infrastructure problems.

A passage to India: India is a growing market for secondary commodities. (International report)

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