Eat up
verb
To finish all the food that's been given to you.
John, you need to eat up all your vegetables before you can have dessert.
Often appears as...
- eat up your dinner
- eat up your vegetables
verb
To consume or use up resources or time heavily.
Paying off the debt is eating up most of our savings.
Often appears as...
- eat up savings
- eat up time
verb
To fully accept or believe something, often naively.
She made up a rather unlikely excuse, but he ate it up.
Often appears as...
- eat up a story
- eat up an excuse
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
verb
To damage or destroy something due to disease or decay.
The cancer is slowly eating up his lungs.
Often appears as...
- eat up organs
- eat up tissue
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To get a lot of attention or focus.
His new book is eating up the spotlight.
Often appears as...
- eat up the spotlight
- eat up attention
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To finish all the food that's been given to you.
John, you need to eat up all your vegetables before you can have dessert.
Often appears as...
- eat up your dinner
- eat up your vegetables
verb
To consume or use up resources or time heavily.
Paying off the debt is eating up most of our savings.
Often appears as...
- eat up savings
- eat up time
verb
To fully accept or believe something, often naively.
She made up a rather unlikely excuse, but he ate it up.
Often appears as...
- eat up a story
- eat up an excuse
Usage tips
Disapproving
Idiomatic
verb
To damage or destroy something due to disease or decay.
The cancer is slowly eating up his lungs.
Often appears as...
- eat up organs
- eat up tissue
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To get a lot of attention or focus.
His new book is eating up the spotlight.
Often appears as...
- eat up the spotlight
- eat up attention
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Complete Consumption
Used to encourage finishing all food served, usually in a home or casual setting.
You must eat up if you want to grow strong and healthy.
Pro Tip 2/2Motherly Phrase
Often heard spoken by parents or caretakers to children during mealtime.
Mum tells the kids to eat up their meals every night.
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