The new owner carved up the company and sold off several divisions.
Local leaders have carved up the forest and turned the land over to a company that built homes on it.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
carve out something — carve out (something) 1. to create a reputation, rank, or job through skillful activities. She carved out a reputation for herself as a high powered lawyer. 2. to get a part of something. Those companies carved out a sizable share of the imported … New idioms dictionary
carve — [ka:v US ka:rv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make object or pattern)¦ 2¦(cut something into a surface)¦ 3¦(cut meat)¦ 4¦(job/position/life)¦ 5¦(water/wind)¦ 6¦(reduce something)¦ Phrasal verbs carve somebody/something<=>up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin:… … Dictionary of contemporary English
carve out — (something) 1. to create a reputation, rank, or job through skillful activities. She carved out a reputation for herself as a high powered lawyer. 2. to get a part of something. Those companies carved out a sizable share of the imported pasta… … New idioms dictionary
carve up — (something) to divide something into parts. The new owner carved up the company and sold off several divisions. Local leaders have carved up the forest and turned the land over to a company that built homes on it … New idioms dictionary
carve up — verb separate into parts or portions divide the cake into three equal parts The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I • Syn: ↑divide, ↑split, ↑split up, ↑separate, ↑dissever • Ant … Useful english dictionary
carve something up — DIVIDE, partition, apportion, subdivide, split up, break up; share out, dole out; informal divvy up. → carve * * * divide something ruthlessly into separate areas or domains West Africa was carved up by the Europeans * * * ˌcarve sthˈup derived ( … Useful english dictionary
carve — [ karv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make an object by cutting it from stone or wood: He carved a statue of her out of an old log. a ) transitive to produce a pattern or writing on the surface of something by cutting it: She carved… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Carve — Исполнитель Slipknot Альбом Демо 1996 года Дата выпуска 1 января 1996 Дата записи 1996 … Википедия
carve-up — UK US noun [countable] [singular carve up plural carve ups] british informal the division of something such as land between different people or countries, especially in a way that seems unfair Thesaurus: favo … Useful english dictionary
carve-up — n [singular] informal an arrangement between two or more people, governments etc by which they divide something among themselves even though this is wrong … Dictionary of contemporary English
