chew up

verb

1. To chew so as to make something pulpy or tangled.

   “She had to chew up the food for him because his teeth are too small.”

   “The tape got chewed up in the cassette player.”

2. To ruin (especially land), by digging.
3. To defeat utterly.

   “The Yankees chewed up the Dodgers.”

4. To upset or bother (someone).