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chip away
Verb
idiomatic
intransitive
Japanese Meaning
少しずつ削り取る、または弱める / 少しずつ取り除いていく、または小刻みに減少させる
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(idiomatic, intransitive) To reduce or weaken bit by bit; often used with at.
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chip away
Years of budget cuts began to chip away at the quality of public education.
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Years of budget cuts began to chip away at the quality of public education.
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