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chew up

verb

  1. to damage or destroy (something) by or as by chewing or grinding
  2. slang.
    usually passive to cause (a person) to be nervous or worried

    he was all chewed up about the interview

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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