Phrase Hound found 36 phrases and 35 compound words that contain chew. The most common are listed below. Open chew in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 36
- chew the cudTo ruminate (of ruminant animals).
- chew the sceneryTo display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
- Chew MagnaA village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5763).
- Chew StokeA village and civil parish in Bath and North East Somerset, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST5661).
- bite off more than one can chewTo try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.
- Teo ChewAlternative form of Teochew: A variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora.
- chew outTo lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- chew overTo think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
- chew upTo chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled.
- chew the fatTo chat idly or generally waste time talking.
- chew the ragSynonym of chew the fat: To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
- chew stickAlternative form of chewstick: A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
- chew toyA toy designed to be chewed on by children or an animal for amusement.
- chew toysplural of chew toy: A toy designed to be chewed on by children or an animal for amusement.
- chew-and-spitThe cycle of chewing food and spitting characteristic of bulimia nervosa.
- chew on the sceneryAlternative form of chew the scenery: To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
- chew up and spit outTo deal with (a person) harshly and abruptly.
- chew offUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chew, off.
- chew the meat and spit out the bonesTo take in a great deal of information and selectively disregard some of it as invalid or inapplicable.
- pa chew chengOf a man: to masturbate.
- chew sticksplural of chew stick: A twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
- penny chewA chew (chewy confectionery) costing (or formerly costing) one penny.
- chew up the sceneryAlternative form of chew the scenery: To display excessive emotion or to act in an exaggerated manner while performing; to be melodramatic; to be flamboyant.
- bit off more than one could chewsimple past of bite off more than one can chew
- bites off more than one can chewthird-person singular simple present indicative of bite off more than one can chew: To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.
Compound words 35
- chobbleTo chew into small pieces.
- prechewTo chew (food) in advance.
- chewstickA twig with a frayed end, used for cleaning the teeth.
- chewproofResistant to damage caused by chewing.
- midchewA point in time while chewing.
- chewcardA card, loaded with a bait, that is used to monitor the animals (typically rodents) in a wild population by subsequent examination of the toothmarks left on it.
- overchewTo chew too much.
- chewableCapable of being chewed.
- TeochewA variety of Southern Min Chinese, spoken in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and its diaspora.
- chewersplural of chewer: One who chews.