divide up
phr. v..phr. v.. to separate something into smaller parts so you can share it with others or organize it better.
phr. v.. to partition a whole into smaller segments or portions, often for the purpose of distribution or allocation among a group.
We should divide up the pizza so everyone gets a slice.
The manager decided to divide up the work among the three team members to finish the project faster.
After the inheritance was settled, the siblings had to divide up the estate according to their father's final wishes.
often used with objects like tasks, money, food, or land.
contrast with 'divide' (the base verb); adding 'up' often emphasizes the completeness of the distribution or the act of sharing among people.
They divided up it between them.They divided it up between them.when using a pronoun like 'it', it must come between the verb and the particle 'up'.