ate something up
Finished every bite
To eat something up is to consume it completely, leaving nothing behind: The kids ate up all the cookies.
Figuratively, it means to accept eagerly or enthusiastically: The audience ate up every word of his speech.
When something eats up time, money, or resources, it depletes them: Medical bills ate up their savings.
- gobbledAte rapidly, voraciously
- wolfed downAte extremely fast
- devouredAte hungrily and completely
- graspedClutched or understood
- munchedAte with audible chewing
absorbed · internalized · embraced · wolfed · adored · understood · feasted · relished · cherished · consumed · chewed · swallowed · scarfed · nibbled · processed · enjoyed · engrossed · appreciated
metaphorical acceptance
ate something uprejected
Refused or turned away
dismissed · saw through · doubted · resisted · turned down