to attack and cut someone with a knife
to divide something such as land between different people or countries, especially in a way that seems unfair
to drive past another car that is travelling in the same direction as you and then move in front of it too soon
As they had carved up Poland, they might decide to carve up Europe.
Hardly surprising, given the carve-up job matey had done on her in the kitchen.
I think the guy would find it tough to stomp on an ant, let alone carve up a maestro.
They did not want to see a bunch of foreigners carve up their land.
`A right carve-up and no mistake, but what's it got to do with you?
carves up
carving up
carved up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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