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Old August 24, 2017, 07:04 PM
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Location: Southern California
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Native Language: Spanish (Castilian, peninsular)
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It can be used, but it means something different, i.e., to eat all the food...

dar buena cuenta

1. loc. verb. Dar fin a algo o consumirlo. Dio buena cuenta DE la comida.

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Or "Ali dio buena cuenta de Foreman, en Manila"... ;-)
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