VERB | change | chip away, chip away at | remove or withdraw gradually |
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Meaning | Remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life". | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | chip away at | |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
Catalan | reduir |
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