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chews up and spits out

chews up and spits out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 chews up and spits out

What is chews up and spits out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chews up and spits out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chew up and spit out.

Words near chews up and spits out in the dictionary

  1. chews the cud
  2. chews the fat
  3. chews the meat and spits out the bones
  4. chews the scenery
  5. chews up
  6. chews up and spits out
  7. Chewsday
  8. Chewsdays
  9. chewstick
  10. chewsticks
  11. Chewton

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