Collocations for "chew"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chew" in context.
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chew
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- (don't) chew with your mouth open
- chew [gum, tobacco, cud]
- chew your food [thoroughly, properly]
- chew (on) [pork, beef, lamb] ribs
- chew on the [fat, gum, bone]
- dog (was) chewing on a bone
- this [meat, beef] is hard to chew
- chewed [hungrily, savagely, enthusiastically]
- chewed a hole in the [sofa, blanket, rug]
- the [machine, dog] chewed up the [papers]
- chewed up [the papers, my homework]
- chew over the [facts, proposal, problem, answer]
- chew the [facts] over
- chew on the [notion, idea] of
- chew it over for a [while, day or two]
- slang: chewed her [husband, boyfriend, lover] out
- slang: chewed him out for [insubordination, poor work, tardiness]
- slang: chewed out [the worker, the manager, five members of staff]
- slang: chewed out at [work, school, home]
- (just) chewing the fat
- I'll chew you up and spit you out
- swallow food after (just) one or two chews
- [paused, looked up, said] between chews
- a (quick) chew of her gum
- give it a good chew
- snacking on a dog chew
- bought some penny chews
- a chew of tobacco
- UK: have a chew over the [numbers, prices, figures, proposal]
- is [full of, covered with] chew marks
- played with a chew toy
'chew' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):