Phrasal Verbs

eat up (1)

This page is about the phrasal verb eat up (1)

Meaning

to eat all or most of something

For example

  • eat up sth How can I get my son to eat up all his vegetables? He says he hates them and always leaves them.

  • eat sth up No matter what sort of food I give my daughter, she eats it up.

Nouns often used as objects with eat up (1): dinner, food, meal, vegetables, breakfast, lunch

Quick Quiz

James doesn't like fish that much, but he ate up his dinner. He must have been

a. very sick

b. really hungry

c. full already
a) very sick b) really hungry c) full already

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Contributor: Matt Errey