eaten up with/by
idiom
: unable to escape (a feeling, such as jealousy, bitterness, etc.) and made unhappy by it
He was eaten up with envy of his brother's success.
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Schmitt wasn’t charged with an error, however, until the next inning, when he was eaten up by a hopper off the bat of Randal Grichuk.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
She gets eaten up by Florence Welch in the outro, but who doesn’t?
43.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
An Electronic Frontier Foundation report notes that half of every ad dollar gets eaten up by fees, while subscriptions are subject to app store taxes.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
His recent use of ‘perch’ was a not-so-subtle reference to that description of the way United had dethroned Liverpool as England’s most successful club which will have been eaten up by supporters.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Much of his time, as for other royals of his generation, was eaten up by ribbon-cuttings and other ceremonial duties.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
And while backyard football is fun, it is eaten up by serious teams in big games.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
But city officials say much of those savings would be eaten up by the need to treat the water more thoroughly because Lake Murray is much smaller than San Vicente Reservoir, requiring a more rigorous type of purification.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
Just make sure your account will be protected by the FDIC, and read the fine print to make sure your earnings won’t be eaten up by monthly charges or sneaky fees.
—Martha C. White, wsj.com, 2 Oct. 2023
Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
She gets eaten up by Florence Welch in the outro, but who doesn’t?
43.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
An Electronic Frontier Foundation report notes that half of every ad dollar gets eaten up by fees, while subscriptions are subject to app store taxes.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
His recent use of ‘perch’ was a not-so-subtle reference to that description of the way United had dethroned Liverpool as England’s most successful club which will have been eaten up by supporters.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Much of his time, as for other royals of his generation, was eaten up by ribbon-cuttings and other ceremonial duties.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
And while backyard football is fun, it is eaten up by serious teams in big games.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
But city officials say much of those savings would be eaten up by the need to treat the water more thoroughly because Lake Murray is much smaller than San Vicente Reservoir, requiring a more rigorous type of purification.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
Just make sure your account will be protected by the FDIC, and read the fine print to make sure your earnings won’t be eaten up by monthly charges or sneaky fees.
—Martha C. White, wsj.com, 2 Oct. 2023
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