gobble sth up
informal— phrasal verb with gobble uk/ˈɡɒb.əl/us/ˈɡɑː.bəl/verb
to gobble
to use a lot of your supply of something, usually money:
The mounting legal costs quickly gobbled up their savings.
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Eating
- al desko
- ate
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- consume
- feast
- feast on sth
- feeder
- feeding
- finish
- gorge
- put sth away
- scarf
- scoff
- shovel sth into your mouth idiom
- snack
- stoke
- swallow
- tuck
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