EAT UP

а. пожирать; поглощать; eaten up with pride - снедаемый гордостью б. быстро покрывать какое-л. расстояние The boat was eating her way up towards the wind в. разрушать, разбивать (оппонента) He was such a clever speaker that he always ate up the opposition. You shouldn't have put the new teacher in charge of that troublesome class, they'll eat him up. г. ранить чьи-л. чувства Is something eating her up? She seems worried.