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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

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Manger son blé en herbe (French), to eat the calf before it is cast; to spend your fortune before it comes to you; to spend your income in advance. Literally, to feed off your green wheat.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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