chew
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chew definition


  1. in.
    to eat. : Man, I'm hungry. It's time to chew!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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chew (sth) definition


  1. tv.
    to talk something over. : Why don't we do lunch sometime and chew this over?
  2. tv.
    to think something over. : I'll have to chew it over for a while. I'm not sure now.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

chew

In addition to the idioms beginning with chew, also see bite off more than one can chew.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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