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Definition chew up in British English

chew up phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to chew something for a long time, until it is very soft or in very small pieces and easy to swallow

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2

if something gets chewed up, it becomes torn apart and destroyed

Example

My new trousers got chewed up in my bike chain.

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Definition chew up in British English