CHOP SOMEONE OR SOMETHING (UP) (IN(TO) SOMETHING)

chop someone or something (up) (in(to) something): translation

chop someone or something (up†) (in(to) something)

to cut something up into something smaller, perhaps with an axe or a cleaver. •

The butcher chopped up the beef loin into small fillets.

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I chopped up the onion into little pieces.