eat up!
Example Sentences
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Government debt outstanding now hovers near 250% of GDP and debt-service expenses eat up about a quarter of the government budget.
Leading the Premier League at Christmas before being eaten up by a relentless Pep Guardiola side is something the Gunners have got a little bit used to.
From BBC
“He’s so tough, a couple of times he just drags guys with him ... he epitomizes everything we want to be about ... he’s like Pac-Man, he just eats up yards and catches.”
From Los Angeles Times
Because the Browns are usually losing—often by a significant margin—opposing offenses spend big chunks of games focused on running the ball and eating up clock.
As soon as in 2030, China’s data centers are expected to eat up as much power annually as the entire electricity consumption of France.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
