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hack something up

1. Lit. to chop something up into pieces. (Refers often to wood.) Hack all this old furniture up, and we'll burn it in the fireplace. Hack up this stuff, and we'll burn it.

2. Fig. to damage or mangle something. Who hacked my windowsill up? Who hacked up my table?

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