use up something

use up something
use up (something) to use all of something so that none of it is left.

New ink cartridges often cost $25 to $35 each and can be used up quickly if you print a lot of photos.

Many seniors quickly use up their money on prescription drugs.

She gets three weeks of vacation but she uses it up before the year was half over.


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  • have no use for something — have no use for (someone/something) to have a very low opinion of someone or something. To my mother, my friends were simply a bunch of bums, and she had no use for them. He has no use for gossip, which he thinks is a waste of time. Etymology:… …   New idioms dictionary

  • use - used - used to — ◊ use If you use something, you do something with it in order to achieve a particular result. They used the money to buy foreign technology. You can use a cheque. It is better not to use a knife. The …   Useful english dictionary

  • use up — (something) to use all of something so that none of it is left. New ink cartridges often cost $25 to $35 each and can be used up quickly if you print a lot of photos. Many seniors quickly use up their money on prescription drugs. She gets three… …   New idioms dictionary

  • it's no use (doing something) — it s no ˈuse (doing sth) | what s the ˈuse (of doing sth)? idiom used to say that there is no point in doing sth because it will not be successful or have a good result • What s the use of worrying about it? • It s no use I can t persuade her.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • make use of something — make ˈuse of sth/sb idiom to use sth/sb, especially in order to get an advantage • We could make better use of our resources. • You should make use of your contacts. Main entry: ↑useidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • have no use for something — have no ˈuse for sth idiom to not need sth • Living underground and having little use for eyes, moles are virtually blind. Main entry: ↑useidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • use — use1 [ juz ] verb *** ▸ 1 do something with tool etc. ▸ 2 get benefit from something ▸ 3 take amount from supply ▸ 4 treat someone in unfair way ▸ 5 take illegal drugs ▸ 6 say particular words ▸ 7 call yourself something ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • use */*/*/ — I UK [juːz] / US [juz] verb Word forms use : present tense I/you/we/they use he/she/it uses present participle using past tense used past participle used 1) [transitive] to do something using a machine, tool, skill, method etc in order to do a… …   English dictionary

  • use — I VERB USES ♦ uses, using, used (Pronounced [[t]ju͟ːz[/t]] in use 1, and [[t]ju͟ːs[/t]] in use 2.) 1) VERB If you use something, you do something with it in order to do a job or to achieve a particular result or effect. [V n] Trim off the excess… …   English dictionary

  • use up — verb 1. use up (resources or materials) (Freq. 3) this car consumes a lot of gas We exhausted our savings They run through 20 bottles of wine a week • Syn: ↑consume, ↑eat up, ↑eat, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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