The heavy trucks chew up the grass in the park.
chew up
idiomTo ruin (especially land), by digging.
The construction vehicles will chew up the garden if they drive across it today.
The constant movement of heavy machinery began to chew up the landscape, leaving deep ruts across the once pristine meadow.
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bite off more than one can chew
To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.
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chew off
To reprimand, to scold
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chew on
To consider, to ponder.
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chew the cud
To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
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chew the meat and spit out the bones
To take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.
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chew the scenery
To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
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walk and chew gum at the same time
To do two normally trivial tasks at the same time; to exhibit basic competence or task-management skills.