to eat

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Action description

Extend all fingers of one hand to form a curved gesture, palm facing upwards. Place the hand in front of your face to signify a bowl. Extend all fingers of the other hand with the thumb extended vertically and the four fingers close together laterally. Place this hand in front of your mouth and above the open hand. Turn the wrist several times towards your mouth to mimic the action of eating out of a bowl using a spoon.

Example sentence

I hadn't finished my apprenticeship until I was 22. I had been an apprentice for 6 years. After that, I started to have my own business. I didn't get paid as an apprentice, but the shop owner provided us lunch and dinner. What I did every day was to learn and practice, such as nailing shoe heels, sewing shoe uppers and fixing shoes. I spent 3 years on making shoe uppers and spent another 3 years on attaching shoe soles. In total, I spent 6 years over there and then I left.

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