Definitions for eat into

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. eat into, fret, rankle, grate(verb)

    gnaw into; make resentful or angry

    "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"


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eat into(noun)

to destroy or waste gradually

Acid eats into metal; The school fees have eaten into our savings.

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