HACK SOMETHING UP

hack something up: translation

hacksomethingup†

1.Lit.to chop something up into pieces. (Refers often to wood.) •

Hack all this old furniture up, and we'll burn it in the fireplace.

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Hack up this stuff, and we'll burn it.

2.Fig.to damage or mangle something. •

Who hacked my windowsill up?

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Who hacked up my table?