chew at
chew (away) at (something)
To chew on something repeatedly or for a length of time. The baby has been completely miserable lately, except for when he's chewing away at a teething ring. You know Coach isn't happy if he's chewing away at a wad of gum and not saying anything to us. If you give the dog a bone, he'll chew away at that instead of pestering us.
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chew (away) at something
to gnaw or chew something for a period of time. The puppy chewed away at the leather belt all night.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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