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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Young and the offense may only get one series of work — head coach Dave Canales only wants that unit to play 8-12 plays, and all of that could be eaten up with a decent first drive.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2025
This boils down to a huge portion of providers’ budgets, between around 70% and 80% on average, getting eaten up by staffing costs.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration’s negotiating time may be eaten up with larger partners, such as the EU, which did not get a warning letter or a change to its prescribed 20% tariff rate, double the 10% baseline.
—Reuters, NBC news, 8 July 2025
That would massively increase the share of city tax revenue eaten up by interest payments.
—Ed Towns, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2025
This boils down to a huge portion of providers’ budgets, between around 70% and 80% on average, getting eaten up by staffing costs.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration’s negotiating time may be eaten up with larger partners, such as the EU, which did not get a warning letter or a change to its prescribed 20% tariff rate, double the 10% baseline.
—Reuters, NBC news, 8 July 2025
That would massively increase the share of city tax revenue eaten up by interest payments.
—Ed Towns, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025
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“Eaten up with/by.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eaten%20up%20with%2Fby. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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