Sink teeth into
To chomp down on something is to bite it with force, sinking teeth into it decisively: The dog chomped down on the bone.
The phrase emphasizes the vigor of the bite more than simple *chomp* alone.
Figuratively, it can mean to seize or commit to something eagerly: investors ready to chomp down on the deal.
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Sink teeth into
To chomp down on something is to bite it with force, sinking teeth into it decisively: The dog chomped down on the bone.
The phrase emphasizes the vigor of the bite more than simple *chomp* alone.
Figuratively, it can mean to seize or commit to something eagerly: investors ready to chomp down on the deal.
Related — gobble up (Eat fast and eagerly); consume (Take in fully); pig out (Eat to excess); devour · crunch · chew · tuck into · snap · snap up · gnaw · eat · dine · grind
FORCE/INTENSITY OF BITINGchomp down on ≠ nibble Small, tentative bite; peck at · graze · sip · pick at · lip
ACTION TOWARD FOOD/OBJECTchomp down on ≠ spit out Eject from the mouth; spit up · regurgitate · let go of · release · expel
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Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/chomp_down_on