carve up

phrasal verb

carved up; carving up; carves up

usually disapproving

: to divide something into small parts

The once beautiful countryside has been carved up by developers.

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Garland, fully healthy after spending much of last year battling a broken jaw, carved up the Golden State defense that entered the game ranked second in efficiency. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 After winning in 2023, Gienger's pumpkin traveled from California to New York to be carved up for various events. —

Analis Bailey, Axios, 21 Sep. 2024 The group is carving up its operations into four business lines, namely UK, Hong Kong, corporate and institutional banking, and wealth banking. —

Reuters, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024 The Griffins defense got carved up by Serra quarterback Jimmy Butler who completed 15 of 18 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns. —

Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for carve up