chip away at

Verb

Meaning

remove or withdraw gradually:

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

erode undercut chip away

Hypernyms

take remove withdraw take away

Examples

Romney still enjoys the Republicans' traditional advantage among voters who are veterans, but the Obama campaign is confident it can chip away at that. Mara Liasson

Twitter taught me how to become better at writing jokes because it forces you to chip away at all the extraneous words. Peter Serafinowicz

Mining created Chile. The story of men who go down into the mountain and chip away at minerals in the darkness and then suffer an accident that leaves them at the mercy of that darkness is part of the DNA of Chile, an integral part of the country's history. Ariel Dorfman

These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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