faire du chiffre

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛʁ dy ʃifʁ/

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Verb

faire du chiffre

1. (informal) to make a lot of sales, to make profit, to do good business, to rake it in
2. (by extension, informal, derogatory) to do a lot of whatever one is required to do, to smash one's targets, to keep one's stats high (with the implication that there is a focus on quantity to the detriment of quality)