gnaw away at sth
— phrasal verb with gnaw uk/nɔː/us/nɑː/verb [ I + prep, T ]
to gradually reduce or spoil something:
Bad debts are continuing to gnaw away at the bank's profits.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gild the lily idiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- go west idiom
- goonda
- harm
- poison
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- shred
- sour
- tell on sb
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