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chewed up and spit out

chewed up and spit out is the simple past and past participle of chew up and spit out.

Meaning of chew up and spit out

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)

  1. (transitive) 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

Questions about chewed up and spit out

What is chewed up and spit out the simple past and past participle of?
Chewed up and spit out is the simple past and past participle of chew up and spit out.

Words near chewed up and spit out in the dictionary

  1. chewed the meat and spat out the bones
  2. chewed the meat and spit out the bones
  3. chewed the scenery
  4. chewed up
  5. chewed up and spat out
  6. chewed up and spit out
  7. chewellery
  8. chewelry
  9. chewer
  10. chewers
  11. chewet

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