gnaw away atsomething
phrasal verbwithgnawverb[I+ prep,T]uk/nɔː/us/nɑː/
tograduallyreduceorspoilsomething:
Baddebtsarecontinuingtognawaway at the bank'sprofits.
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- alloy
- at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
- at-risk
- erode
- flaw
- foul
- foul(something)up
- gild the lilyidiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- ravage
- ravages
- ruin
- scourge
- scuff
- sour
- wreck