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crum up

slang To ruin something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "crum" and "up." You crummed up this report so much that I can't even fix it!
See also: crum, up

crumb bum

1. noun Someone viewed with disdain, often a bum or tramp. When we lost all of our money in the stock market crash, we were really worried that we'd end up being crumb bums.
2. adjective Of poor quality. Darn it, my crumb bum suitcase fell apart as I was trying to pack it.
See also: bum, crumb

crumb down (something)

To wipe down something, especially a table, in order to clear away crumbs of food. Please be sure to crumb down the tables as soon as the guests leave.
See also: crumb, down

crumb-cruncher

slang A young child. I babysat four crumb-crunchers today, and boy, did they tire me out!

crumb-crusher

slang A young child. I babysat four crumb-crushers today, and boy, did they tire me out!

crumbs from (one's) table

An insufficient or unfair amount of something provided by one when one has a sufficient or abundant amount. I know he can afford to pay me more, so I refuse to accept crumbs from his table.
See also: crumb, table

crumbs from the rich man's table

An insufficient or unfair amount of something provided by one who has an abundance. I know he can afford to pay me more, so I refuse to accept crumbs from the rich man's table
See also: crumb, rich, table

you crumb

An interjection said to a repulsive or irritating person. Oh, you crumb! How could you leave the house this filthy? I can't believe you tried to run the bill up on us, you crumb!
See also: crumb
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

crum something up

 and crumb something up
Sl. to mess something up. Who crummed the bird feeder up? Now don't crum up this deal. Who crumbed up my room?
See also: crum, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

crumbs from someone's (or a rich man's) table

an unfair and inadequate or unsatisfactory share of something.
Luke 16:21 describes the beggar Lazarus as ‘desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table’.
See also: crumb, table
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

crum something up

and crumb something up
tv. to mess something up; to louse something up. (See comments at crumb.) Now, don’t crum up this deal.
See also: crum, something, up

crumb something up

verb
See crum something up
See also: crumb, something, up

crumb

(krəm)
n. a repellent person. (From an old slang word for a body louse. Most of the crum(b) entries refer to lice or lousy.) The old man was a real crumb and tried to cheat us.

crumb-cruncher

and crumb-crusher
n. a child. How many crumb-crunchers do you have at home.

crumb-crusher

verb
See crumb-cruncher
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • crum
  • crum something up
  • crum up
  • crumb something up
  • involve with
  • involve with (someone or something)
  • involved with
  • arrange for
  • arrange for some time
  • arrange some music for
References in periodicals archive
From August-November 2016, ATSDR researchers contacted a total of 306 community field owners and obtained participation agreements to sample at 21 community synthetic turf fields with tire crumb rubber infill.
Federal Research Action Plan on Recycled Tire Crumb Used on Playing Fields: Tire Crumb Rubber Characterization and Exposure Characterization Study Overview
Such talk alarms Gary Groth, co-founder of Fantagraphics, the premiere American publisher of quality adult comics, including a 17-volume series of The Complete Crumb Comics.
Cancel Culture Comes for Counterculture Comics: TODAY IT'S CREATORS, NOT COPS, WHO WANT TO BANISH R. CRUMB, ONETIME KING OF THE COMICS UNDERGROUND
Peter's daughter Vanessa Vipham, 46, from Hapton, Lancashire, said: "The crumbs must have been miniscule.
I've been treated like a criminal for dropping crumbs off my pork pie; council to review evidence after man fined PS50
[30] stated that the soluble fraction of wheat flour affects both loaf volume and crumb fineness in an opposite way.
Porous Crumb Structure of Leavened Baked Products
In a previous study (Ghaly, Cahill 2005) related to rubberized concrete with crumb rubber size of 1 mm to 2 mm and W/C ratio = 0.47 exhibited a decrease in compressive strength (26%, 48%, and 59%) for the replacement of natural fine sand using crumb rubber aggregate with ratios (5%, 10%, and 15%), respectively.
INVESTIGATION ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF RUBBERIZED STEEL FIBER CONCRETE
Crumb rubber is made of the car and truck tires that formerly filled the nation's landfills, or even worse piled up on roadsides and empty lots.
Crumb rubber turf wars: the synthetic turf fields investigation
However, the industry have previously slammed health fears, citing independent studies which say rubber crumb is safe to play on.
Scots prof finds cancer chemical on 3G pitches; Fears grow over safety of artificial surface after tests on rubber crumb
Analysis of bread crumbs. The moisture content was determined by oven drying the bread crumb samples at 100[degrees]C to constant weight and loss in weight will be expressed as moisture as described in Method No.
Application of extrusion technology to prepare bread crumb, a comparison with oven method
Crumb's involvement led to the development and implementation of water and wastewater impact fees in Fort Worth in 1989.
Fort Worth Water Director Frank Crumb retires
Believe it or not, the humble salad is where it all began for Crumbs.
'The recipes are a winning formula' FOOD AND DRINK There are so many restaurants now catering for vegetarian and vegan diners, but Katie Gupwell speaks to the man behind a cafe that's been serving plant-based food for almost 50 years
As you walk into Crumbs and look at the menu board you'll realise there's a lot more on offer than salad in a bowl - from pies and quiches to veggie chilli to a glorious selection of vegan cakes.
'The recipes are a winning formula' There are so many restaurants now catering for vegetarian and vegan diners but Katie Gupwell speaks to the man behind a cafe that's been serving plant-based food for almost 50 years
The Food and Veterinary Agency discovered that genetically modified products, rice and soy cutlet and crumbs, had been imported to Macedonia without proper declarations.
ARE WE EATING GENETICALLY MODIFIED RICE AND SOY CUTLETS?
31 May 2018 - US-based digital asset specialist Metal has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire micro investing app Crumbs (Crumbs Technologies Inc.), the company said.
Metal to Acquire Micro Investing App Developer Crumbs Technologies
M2 EQUITYBITES-May 31, 2018-Metal to Acquire Micro Investing App Developer Crumbs Technologies
Metal to Acquire Micro Investing App Developer Crumbs Technologies
Are there any crumbs powerful enough to guide her back to the dependable life she once knew?
A Trail of Crumbs