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
- 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