gobble up

Verb

 * 1)  To consume [something] rapidly.
 * 2)  To continually absorb or expand through annexation.
 * The city grew over the years by gobbling up land around its limits.
 * The city grew over the years by gobbling up land around its limits.

Translations

 * French:
 * Icelandic: háma í sig, úða í sig, hakka í sig, spæna í sig, hesthúsa
 * Latin: tuburcinor
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