chip away (v)
chip away at (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 30
def remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life"
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym remove, take, take away, withdraw
Incoming links
Hyponym remove, take, take away, withdraw

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