carve up
phrasal verbPart ofcarve
carve up — phrasal verb
1. (separable) to divide something, especially land, territory, or business, into p
1.phrasal verb
Definition
(separable) to divide something, especially land, territory, or business, into parts, often in a way that is aggressive or unfair.
Example
The two large companies carved up the entire market between them, leaving no room for smaller competitors.
Developers carved the farmland up into dozens of small housing lots.