gobble up

US /ˈɡɑː.bəl ʌp/
UK /ˈɡɑː.bəl ʌp/
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1.

verschlingen, aufessen

to eat something very quickly

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The children gobbled up all the cookies.
Die Kinder verschlangen alle Kekse.
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He gobbled up his dinner in minutes.
Er verschlang sein Abendessen in wenigen Minuten.
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2.

verschlingen, aufbrauchen

to use a lot of something very quickly

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The new software will gobble up a lot of memory.
Die neue Software wird viel Speicherplatz verschlingen.
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The construction project is gobbling up funds at an alarming rate.
Das Bauprojekt verschlingt Gelder in alarmierendem Tempo.
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