chuck (something) down

chuck (something) down

To eat something quickly. The puppy really chucked that food down—he must have been starving. He chucked his dinner down because he was already late for the airport. The kids ran to the table, chucked their lunch down, and ran right back outside to play.

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chuck it down

To rain heavily and constantly. Primarily heard in UK. We had great weather last week, but it's been chucking it down all weekend long. I wish I could turn the kids loose outside, but it's been chucking it down all afternoon. I'm soaked because the sky started chucking it down just as I began cycling home.

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chuck something down

Sl. to eat something very quickly. Don't just chuck your food down. Enjoy it! I'll be with you as soon as I chuck down this hamburger.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

chuck it down

rain heavily. informal

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chuck something down

tv. to eat something very quickly. Don’t just chuck your food down. Enjoy it!

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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.