Advertisement
Advertisement
eat away at
Idioms and Phrases
Destroy gradually, erode; also, worry one constantly. For example, The sea has been eating away at the outer banks for years , or The fact that he failed the test is eating away at him . [Early 1800s]Example Sentences
She tells the BBC the unpleasant feeling afterwards can eat away at her for hours.
And, of course, I think itâs wise not to allow fear, anger and resignation to eat away at your soul.
The introduction of new shows in June mirrors the strategy cable once used to eat away at the share of the broadcast networksâ audience.
Let treachery eat away at them from within.
Left unchecked, corrosion can rust out cars and pipes, take down buildings and bridges, and eat away at our monuments.
Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse