chew up

chew up
verb
censure severely or angrily
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The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car

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The deputy ragged the Prime Minister

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The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup

• Syn:
• Derivationally related forms:
↑chiding (for: ↑chide), ↑scolder (for: ↑scold), ↑scolding (for: ↑scold), ↑reprimand (for: ↑reprimand), ↑lecture (for: ↑lecture), ↑reproof (for: ↑reproof), ↑rebuker (for: ↑rebuke), ↑rebuke (for: ↑rebuke)
• Hypernyms: ↑knock, ↑criticize, ↑criticise, ↑pick apart
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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Somebody ——s PP

 (for: ↑have words)
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Somebody ——s PP

 (for: ↑remonstrate)
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Somebody ——s PP

 (for: ↑jaw)
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Sam cannot chew up Sue

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chew up [phrasal verb]
chew (something) up or chew up (something)
1 : to destroy (something) by chewing it

My new puppy chewed up my shoes.

2 informal : to destroy or defeat (someone or something)

The truck chewed up the grass.

The gears got all chewed up.

They chewed up the competition.

Don't mess with her–she'll chew you up and spit you out.

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Main Entry: ↑chew

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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