use sth up
— phrasal verb with use uk/juːz/us/juːz/verb
B2 to finish a supply of something:
Don't use up all the milk - we need some for breakfast.
The earth's resources are being used up at an alarming rate.
More examples
- You could have told me that you'd used up all the toothpaste!
- We haven't got any sugar, I used up the last of it when I made a cake.
- Chris can't take any more time off now, he's used up all his leave.
- Andy's just had a bath and used up all the hot water.
- Making a curry is a good way of using up any leftover turkey.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- advantage
- avail
- avail yourself of sth
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- go into sth
- go through sth
- gobble sth up
- heavy
- make capital out of sth idiom
- max
- mine
- unused
- upcycle
- upcycling
- usable
- usage
- use
- wear
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