"jeter un os à ronger" meaning in Français

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Verb

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  1. Donner à quelqu’un de quoi s'occuper. Tags: familiar, figuratively
    Sense id: fr-jeter_un_os_à_ronger-fr-verb-NNLZmUJB Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français, Termes familiers en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: donner un os à ronger
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