chip away at

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English - Turkish
cip harıl
English - English
Remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life"
If you chip away at something such as an idea, a feeling, or a system, you gradually make it weaker or less likely to succeed by repeated efforts. Instead of an outright coup attempt, the rebels want to chip away at her authority. = erode
If you chip away at a debt or an amount of money, you gradually reduce it. The group had hoped to chip away at its debts by selling assets
chip away at

    Hyphenation

    chip a·way at

    Turkish pronunciation

    çîp ıwey ät

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʧəp əˈwā ˈat/ /ˈʧɪp əˈweɪ ˈæt/
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