EAT INTO STH


Meaning of EAT INTO STH in English

1.

to use up a part of sth, especially sb's money or time :

Those repair bills have really eaten into my savings.

2.

to destroy or damage the surface of sth :

Rust had eaten into the metal.

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