chew up

verb

1. to damage or destroy (something) by or as by chewing or grinding

2. slang,  (usually passive) to cause (a person) to be nervous or worried

   he was all chewed up about the interview

Example Sentences

Michael Pepper, who batted at number three, had struggled early on to hit the ball cleanly, while Brook was sat watching him chew up deliveries.

From BBC

In an era when everything is accessible and chewed up online so quickly, how do you preserve that sensibility today?

From Los Angeles Times

Food, energy, housing and education are core voting issues, especially when you experience them as reducing your choices and chewing up your family budget.

From Salon

That journey first takes them through Mexico, then through the border, and eventually to a cold and uncaring Los Angeles that chews up their dreams, American and otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times

She was chewed up during her time in Hollywood at the apex of its predatory tabloid era.

From Salon