Eat up
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Meaning 1 of 3
Definition
Use or consume a lot of something (time, money, resources)
Example sentence
These car repairs are eating up all my savings.
Real video usage
Three clips showing this meaning in natural speech.
Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
eat up time
eat up money
eat up resources
eat up your budget
eat up memory
eat up storage space
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
This project is eating up my time. ✅ (Correct)
This project is eating my time up. ✅ (Correct)
Meaning 1 of 3
Definition
To eat all the food on your plate; to finish completely
Example sentence
Come on kids, eat up your supper.
Real video usage
Three clips showing this meaning in natural speech.
Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
eat up your vegetables
eat up your dinner
eat up your lunch
eat up everything on your plate
eat up all the cookies
eat up your food
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
He ate up his sandwich. ✅ (Correct)
He ate his sandwich up. ✅ (Correct)