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Verb eat into has 1 sense
- eat into, fret, rankle, grate - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
--1 is one way to annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Sample sentence:
The bad news will eat into him
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Definitions from the Web
Eat into
Definition: Eat into is a phrasal verb that means to gradually reduce or erode something, especially money, time, or resources.
Usage:
- Transitive Verb:
- High living expenses are eating into my savings.
- Medical bills have eaten into the family's budget.
- Intransitive Verb:
- The constant rain is eating into our outdoor plans.
- His excessive working hours have been eating into his personal life.
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