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Phrase(s): carve something up
to divide something up, perhaps carelessly. • The peace treaty carved the former empire up into several countries. • You can’t just carve up one country and give the pieces away., Phrase(s): carve someone or something up
to damage someone or something by careless or purposeful cutting (of a person, can be figurative). • Someone carved the tabletop up. Who did it and why? • The boxer wanted to carve up his opponent.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs