carve up

verb

1. to cut (something) into pieces
2. to divide or dismember (a country, land, etc)

noun

1. informal.
   an act or instance of dishonestly prearranging the result of a competition
2. slang.
   the distribution of something, as of booty

Example Sentences

He has carved up the coalition of the ascendant.

From BBC

Pundits are carving up poll data like a Thanksgiving ham — and the cut that’s proving the hardest for Democrats to swallow is Latino men.

From Los Angeles Times

His backhand is like a precision laser carving up the baseline.

From Los Angeles Times

At the end of the month, they will be carved up with a ghoulish grin to celebrate Halloween, a tradition that is becoming increasingly popular across the globe.

From Salon

Topped by barbed wire and surveillance cameras in some places, it cuts through rice fields and carves up once-adjoined streets.

From BBC

Related Words

• divide
• share
• slice