chew up and spit out
chew up and spit out verb: to deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.
Verb
chew up and spit out (third-person singular simple present chews up and spits out, present participle chewing up and spitting out, simple past and past participle chewed up and spat out or chewed up and spit out)
- To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.
- They will chew you up and spit you out unless you come to the war fully prepared, armed and ready with the intentions of winning the war.2007, Jerry Walker, Get Up and Get Moving, page 36
- […] all he could see was a huge gaping mouth of swirling, churning water ready to chew him up and spit him out.2015, Angie Caterson, The Polka Dots and the Greedy Venture: Book 6: Spirits of Australia
Forms of chew up and spit out
| third-person singular present | chews up and spits out |
|---|---|
| present participle | chewing up and spitting out |
| past participle | chewed up and spat out |
| past | chewed up and spat out |
| past participle | chewed up and spit out |
| past | chewed up and spit out |
Questions about chew up and spit out
- What does chew up and spit out mean?
- Chew up and spit out means to deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.
- What part of speech is chew up and spit out?
- Chew up and spit out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of chew up and spit out?
- The past tense of chew up and spit out is chewed up and spat out.
Words near chew up and spit out in the dictionary
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