噛かみ砕くだく

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

crunch; masticate; chew up

Literal physical action of biting and crushing something hard or tough with the teeth.

• 犬いぬが骨ほねを噛かみ砕くだいている。

  The dog is crunching a bone.

• 氷こおりを噛かみ砕くだくのは歯はに悪わるい。

  Crunching ice is bad for your teeth.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

simplify; explain in plain terms; break down

Figurative use: making a complex idea easy to understand, as if breaking it into small pieces.

• 難むずかしい理り論ろんを噛かみ砕くだいて説せつ明めいしてくれた。

  He explained the difficult theory in simple terms.

• 子こどもにもわかるように噛かみ砕くだいて話はなしてください。

  Please break it down so that even a child can understand.