chew something away

chew something away
chew something away
to gnaw something off; to gnaw at something until it's all gone. •

You can see what's left of it. Most of it has been chewed away by some animal.

Your puppy chewed away the top of my shoe!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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