chip away at

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chip away at - remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life"

chip away

remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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vi +prep obj authority, system → unterminieren; debts → reduzieren, verringern; to chip away at somebody’s image → jds Image ankratzen, jdn demontieren

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Because the Trojans are not getting much pressure, teams are content to chip away at the defense, and USC coach Pete Carroll is sitting back in safe mode, without blitzing to increase pressure.

IN DEFENSE OF 'SC'S CONSERVATIVE STYLE FOCUS IS ON NOT GIVING UP BIG ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

A Midwestern broker notes that transportation costs are continuing to chip away at margins and that the effect is particularly noticeable since this time last year.

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Though they are met with opposition because they are "half-breeds" and outsiders, the brothers slowly chip away at the secrets of Lychcombe on Dartmoor.

Kevin Brooks: The Road of the Dead by Capehart, Timothy / The Horn Book Magazine

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