CARVE (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) UP


Meaning of CARVE (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) UP in English

carve somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ carve )

1 . to divide land, a company etc into smaller parts and share it between people – used especially to show disapproval:

The Ottoman Empire was carved up by Britain and France after World War I.

The two companies are attempting to carve up a large slice of America’s publishing industry between them.

2 . British English informal to drive past a car and then suddenly move in front of it so that you are too close

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.