eat something ↔ away phrasal verb ( see also ↑ eat )
to gradually remove or destroy something SYN erode :
The stones are being eaten away by pollution.
eat something ↔ away phrasal verb ( see also ↑ eat )
to gradually remove or destroy something SYN erode :
The stones are being eaten away by pollution.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012