ate up with someone/something

ate up with (someone or something)

Very interested in or preoccupied with someone or something. Ugh, I'm ate up with a problem that I just can't seem to solve.
See also: ate, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ate up with someone/something

mod. consumed with someone or something; intrigued by someone or something. Bob is really ate up with his new girlfriend.
See also: ate, someone, something, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • ate up with (someone or something)
  • ate
  • you can have too much of a good thing
  • Can I be excused?
  • Could I be excused?
  • backdoor trot
  • backdoor trot(s)
  • backdoor trots