eat into

English

Verb

eat into (third-person singular simple present eats into, present participle eating into, simple past ate into, past participle eaten into)

  1. To consume gradually, especially by erosion.
    Rust ate into the old swords and armour.
    The cost of these house repairs is eating into my savings.
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