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whittle away

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Verb1.whittle away - cut away in small pieces
wear away, whittle down
damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
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? whittle away
vt sep
bark etc → wegschneiden, wegschnitzen
(= gradually reduce) → allmählich abbauen, nach und nach abbauen; rights, power etc → allmählich or nach und nach beschneiden or stutzen; the benefit/pay increase has been whittled away by inflation → der Gewinn/die Gehaltserhöhung ist durch die Inflation langsam zunichtegemacht worden


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I daresay I'd be wiser not to whittle away my copy.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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