eat up

terminar la comida del plato

v.- consumir | comerse todo | devorar | extinguir | carcomer | corroer | destruir

Ex: The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.

(v.) = consumir
Ex: The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.