Meaning of chew up and spit out | Babel Free

Definitions

To deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.

transitive

Examples

“They will chew you up and spit you out unless you come to the war fully prepared, armed and ready with the intentions of winning the war.”

“[…] all he could see was a huge gaping mouth of swirling, churning water ready to chew him up and spit him out.”

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