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Discover LudwigThe phrase "chew up" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used in the context of someone or something chewing something else up, either literally or figuratively, to describe a destruction or consumption of something. For example: "The dog chewed up my favorite shoes." or "The long and arduous process chewed up a lot of my time."
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chew up
verb
To chew so as to make something pulpy
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Bulldozers and tanks chew up the scenery.
The algae chew up all the oxygen.
It can chew up half a day".
This dog finds homework to chew up.
Some, like neutrophils and macrophages, engulf and chew up microbes.
That can chew up a lot of time, though.
To chew up the hours, Pershing went fishing.
Northwestern regained control and was able to chew up clock with the Orange down two players.
Message to enemy planets from ours: Pack rats will chew up your robotic wires.
Its giant, hypermarket-style "supercentres" and "discount stores" chew up virgin land and spread suburban blight.
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