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eat the wind

To take a walk (a calque from Indonesian). DCDuring TALK 01:29, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

There are several senses, largely unciteable, including meanings "to fart" and to "run away" and calquing tongues ranging from Samoan to Nepali. There are sufficient cites, but tney are all borderline. Here are three from BGC:

"I had once invited him to makan anjing (eat dog) instead of makan angin (eat the wind, or go for an evening stroll)."

"The only time it has been possible to be out of the house, has been in the early morning and in the evening, hence it is the custom with European residents to rise a little before sunrise and take a long walk as the natives say "to eat the wind," […] "

'Just walking, just eating the wind,' said Robert Loo in Malay.

Do they count? —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 03:49, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

In the entry the third would. If there aren't more, this will fail. DCDuring TALK 00:52, 2 August 2013 (UTC)

Deleted. bd2412 T 15:29, 27 August 2013 (UTC)