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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'chew off' is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to the process of gnawing something off such as “He was so hungry that he started to chew off pieces of bark from the tree.”.
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chew off
verb
To reprimand, to scold
synonyms
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Before it was rescued, the animal lost 17 teeth trying to chew off its leg.
Beaver will only chew off their testicles if you ask nicely.
The pet lost 17 teeth trying to chew off its leg before it was rescued.
"It's a huge bite for them to try to chew off here," he said.
When he kisses your hand, you know he isn't going to chew off your arm".
Occasionally mountain beavers climb trees, where they will chew off twigs up to six metres from the ground.
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Lipstick is often chewed off and swallowed.
"Who chewed off my horn? he wailed.
A few lie at our feet, chewed off by squirrels.
Anyway, the Saudi military is already having its feet chewed off in the disgraceful Yemen war.
I looked closely, and then I saw that his rattle had somehow been chewed off.
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