CHIP AWAY AT STH


Meaning of CHIP AWAY AT STH in English

to keep breaking small pieces off sth :

He was chipping away at the stone.

( figurative )

They chipped away at the power of the government (= gradually made it weaker) .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.