In World War II, anxious bomber crewmembers advised their gunners to use up the entire 27-foot-long machine-gun ammo belt on a persistent target. |
I devised these flowery egg cosies to use up oddments of yarn that I had dyed. |
To use up surplus whey he erected a piggery that produced pigs good enough to fetch top market dollar. |
It is environmentally sound, as it does not contaminate groundwater or use up scarce water resources. |
Closer to home, I use up any under-ripe fruit in a cinnamon crumble as a treat for the children. |
And presumably they manage to use up most of the perishables they buy before they go off. |