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Phrase(s): carve something out (of something)
to remove something from the inside of something else by carving or cutting. • She carved the insides out. • She carved out the insides of the pumpkin., Phrase(s): carve something out
to hollow something out by carving; to make something hollow by carving. • Can he carve a bowl out of such soft wood? • He carved out the bowl of the pipe and then began to sand it.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs