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OVERDOEUVRE (V.) ‘o-vur-‘durv  To eat so many appetizers that you lose your appetite for a meal. Usage: At the art opening before his anniversary dinner with Lila, Victor pigged out on saté skewers, honey-roasted cashews and prosciutto-wrapped asparagus. As they left, he realized with regret that he’d overdoeuvred, and would be too full to enjoy their long-awaited feast at Gramercy Tavern. Text © Liesl Schillinger 11/17/2009 Image ©Elizabeth Zechel, 8/1/2011

OVERDOEUVRE (V.) ‘o-vur-‘durv  To eat so many appetizers that you lose your appetite for a meal. Usage: At the art opening before his anniversary dinner with Lila, Victor pigged out on saté skewers, honey-roasted cashews and prosciutto-wrapped asparagus. As they left, he realized with regret that he’d overdoeuvred, and would be too full to enjoy their long-awaited feast at Gramercy Tavern.

Text © Liesl Schillinger 11/17/2009 Image ©Elizabeth Zechel, 8/1/2011

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