chop up

phrasal verb

chopped up; chopping up; chops up

: to cut (something) into small pieces

She chopped up the nuts and added them to the cookie dough.

He chopped the onion up for the stew.

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The mulcher did an excellent job reducing the volume of grass clippings and chopped up the leaves very effectively. —

Sandi Schwartz, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024 No need to chop up the ingredients here—this step is designed to soften the veggies and bring out the flavors. —

Kate Murphy, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024 The lamb brains had been salted and poached before being chopped up and aerated, Munk explained, and the dish—at first glance, an homage to Hannibal Lecter—was intended to highlight the issue of food waste. —

Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 Last year, #3 Ernst & Young turned down a proposal from TPG that would have involved chopping up the company, with the PE investment only going to the non-audit side of the business. —

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chop up