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Meanings of
chip away
in inglés
catalán
reduir
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Remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life"
chip away at
catalán
reduir
Usage of
chip away
in inglés
1
Whenever I'm home, I
chip
away
at all the work it needs.
2
She said those complaints
chip
away
at her rating - and pay.
3
If only being nice were enough to
chip
away
at institutionalized racism.
4
Beijing continues to make attempts to
chip
away
at Hong Kong's freedoms.
5
It could help
chip
away
at some deeper, systemic voting problems.
6
It's an attempt to
chip
away
access to abortion, Newbern said.
7
Sacramento was never able to
chip
away
significantly at Minnesota's lead.
8
It would
chip
away
at the Tories' reputation for competence and economic credibility.
9
However, the Golden Eagles began to
chip
away
,
anchored by Howard.
10
A successful summit might start to
chip
away
at that calculus.
11
Eskom's misaligned maintenance plan also managed to
chip
away
at its meagre profits.
12
Harsh comments can have a negative impact and
chip
away
at their self-esteem.
13
If we
chip
away
at our liberties because of fear, the terrorists win.
14
Are there other ways to
chip
away
at this part of the bill?
15
Detroit began to
chip
away
,
scoring the next eight points, five by Kennard.
16
He took up the axe and began to
chip
away
at the sapling.
Other examples for "chip away"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
chip
away
chip
Verb
Adverb
Translations for
chip away
catalán
reduir
Chip away
through the time
Chip away
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare