To Carve Someone Up In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "To Carve Someone Up", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2020-11-25 06:11

Meaning of To Carve Someone Up

Synonyms:

be bombed out (of something)

To Carve Someone Up phrasal verb informal

To cut or divide something into smaller parts; to hurt, injure or damage someone or something by using a knife
 

.I think the project will feel less difficult if we carve it up into smaller sections.

The criminal carved him up and he had to go to the hospital.

British informal To drive past another car while driving and then drive in front of it

My friend carved me up on the way over here.

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Grammar and Usage of To Carve Someone Up

Verb Forms

  • carved someone up
  • carves someone up
  • carving someone up

The verb "carve" should be conjugated according to its tense. A noun or pronoun can be used between "carve" and "up".

Origin of To Carve Someone Up

The idiom derived from the Old English verb "ceorfan", meaning cut or carve.

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