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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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My heater eats up a lot of electricity.

My heater eats up a lot of electricity. VS. My heater eats a lot of electricity.

Do we need "up" there? I think "up" means "completely", so it does not fit in with the sentence. Or is it possible to say "eat up a lot of electricity" by any chance in some context? Thank you so much as always and have a good day.
  

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Anonymous Do we need "up" there? No. Anonymous I think "up" means "completely", Not here; it suggests activity or quantity.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Do we need "up" there?
  • No.
  • Anonymous I think "up" means "completely", Not here; it suggests activity or quantity.
  • Anonymous so it does not fit in with the sentence So it does fit the sentence.
  • Anonymous Or is it possible to say "eat up a lot of electricity" by any chance in some context?
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AnonymousDo we need "up" there?
No.
AnonymousI think "up" means "completely",
Not here; it suggests activity or quantity.
Anonymousso it does not fit in with the sentence
So it does fit the sentence.
AnonymousOr is it possible to say "eat up a lot of electricity" by
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