eat up
phrasal verbPart ofeat
eat up — phrasal verb
1. to eat all of the food that has been given to you; also used figuratively to mea
1.phrasal verb
Definition
to eat all of the food that has been given to you; also used figuratively to mean consume entirely, leaving nothing.
Example
Otis told his son to eat up all the beans before he could have dessert.
The new video game system ate up every minute of his free time over the weekend.