eat up

• Verbe à particule signifiant manger entièrement ou, au sens figuré, consommer ou utiliser rapidement quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate consuming food completely, or metaphorically to consume or use something rapidly.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Consume completelyinformal

   To eat all of something, often with enthusiasm.

   Manger entièrement

   • The children ate up all the cookies.
   • He ate up his dinner in a few minutes.
   • Make sure you eat up your vegetables.

   Synonymesconsumedevourdownfinishgobble upingestpolish offput awayswallowwolf down

2. Use or consume resourcesinformal

   To use a large amount of something, such as time, money, or energy.

   Consommer des ressources

   • The project ate up most of our budget.
   • This old car eats up a lot of fuel.
   • The lengthy process ate up all our time.

   Synonymesabsorbconsumedepletedevourdrainexhaustexpendgobble upswallow upuse up

   Antonymesconservepreservesave

3. Believe eagerlyinformal

   To accept or believe something eagerly and without question.

   gober

   • The audience ate up every word of his speech.
   • She ate up all the gossip about the celebrity.
   • He ate up the flattery from his colleagues.

   Synonymesbuydrink infall forlap upswallow

   Antonymesdisbelievedoubtquestionrejectsuspect

Verbe de baseeat