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V-아/어 치우다

-아/어 치우다 means to finish off or get rid of something, often quickly.

Quick completion - 먹어 치우다 (eat up quickly)

Get rid of - 일을 해 치우다 (finish off the work)

Casual/rough - Slightly informal nuance

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치우다 = clear away/remove

Implies speed or carelessness

숙제를 빨리 해 치웠어요.

I quickly finished off the homework.

배가 너무 고파서 피자 한 판을 혼자 다 먹어 치웠어요.

I was so hungry that I finished off a whole pizza by myself.

주말 동안 밀린 빨래를 모두 빨아 치웠다.

I got all the piled-up laundry done over the weekend.

어려운 보고서를 오전에 다 써 치우고 이제 쉬려고요.

I'm planning to rest now after finishing off writing the difficult report this morning.

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