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Interventizio Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Chew on

Hi
"I've been CHEWING ON our relationship, and I think that..." (= informal for "I've been thinking about")
Does this make sense? I think I heard this expression in the movie "A Perfect Crime" starring M. Douglas.
  

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" (= informal for "I've been thinking about") Does this make sense? In isolation it sounds a bit odd in this particular case, but with your explanation it makes sense, yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • " (= informal for "I've been thinking about") Does this make sense?
  • In isolation it sounds a bit odd in this particular case, but with your explanation it makes sense, yes.
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Interventizio"I've been CHEWING ON our relationship, and I think that..." (= informal for "I've been thinking about") Does this make sense?
In isolation it sounds a bit odd in this particular case, but with your explanation it makes sense, yes.
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I'd say I've been thinking a lot about . . . .
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InterventizioDoes this make sense?
There is also, speaking of an important matter that needs to be thought about at some length, I need to chew it over, and, perhaps even more commonly, I need to mull it over.

CJ
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Yes it's true. "Chew OVER" appears to be even more commonly used, at least according to Google.
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