chew up
Britishverb
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to damage or destroy (something) by or as by chewing or grinding
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slang (usually passive) to cause (a person) to be nervous or worried
he was all chewed up about the interview
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Energy prices remaining high, for example, could easily chew up all the spare cash.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
AI providers are hiking prices and throttling usage amid real-capacity constraints, while “tokenmaxxing” is starting to chew up IT budgets, according to O’Regan.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026
“The yield issue is continuing to chew up the clock.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Walter had a simple explanation for why the Dodgers would back a project that would chew up a chunk of the parking lots in the stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2023
Otherwise, the animal would also chew up the seed, and it couldn’t sprout.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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