chew up
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Confessions of a Real-Life Bank of America Junior Banker
For some junior bankers, working on a trading-floor environment is high-stress without any privacy.
"I would get chewed up by a manager in front of the whole floor. It's not the best feeling to home with after a while, but I know they have extreme pressure from managing directors above them," Benjamin said.
His bosses never swore at him but they had no problem laying on pressure publicly. The worst censure by his boss was when she threatened the whole floor with his deadline.
この記事に出てくる”chew up”が気になりました。Wisdom英和辞典(第三版)』(三省堂)を調べると,「(物)を壊す,(人)をだめにするという意味がありました。その他にも「(食べ物を)かみ砕く」という意味もありました。要するに強い力を対象物に加えてぐしゃぐしゃにするというイメージがわきました。(Ume)
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