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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.
chew someone’s ass out
tv. to scold someone severely. (Usually objectionable.) The cop was really mad and chewed Bob’s ass out.