chip away
US /tʃɪp əˈwe/
・UK /tʃip əˈwei/
A2
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo gradually make something weaker or smaller.
The constant criticism was chipping away at her confidence.
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo remove small pieces of something by hitting it with a tool.
He started to chip away at the ice with an axe.
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How to tell if you're being bullied at work | BBC Ideas
- I think bullying can be so detrimental and can be so sinister because it can be just even those little comments that are meant to chip away at your self-esteem and your self-worth,
I think bullying can be so detrimental and can be so sinister because it can be just even those little comments that are meant to chip away at your self-esteem and your self-worth,
- that are meant to chip away at your self-esteem
that are meant to chip away at your self-esteem
The legacy of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is resigning due to illness
- Just to be able to stay in office this long, and to stabilize foreign policy, and chip away at some of the economic challenges, you know, that, in itself, I think, is a lasting achievement.
Just to be able to stay in office this long, and to stabilize foreign policy, and chip away at some of the economic challenges, you know, that, in itself, I think, is a lasting achievement.
- Just to be able to stay in office this long and to stabilize foreign policy and chip away at some of the economic challenges, that in itself, I think, is a lasting achievement.
Just to be able to stay in office this long and to stabilize foreign policy and chip away at some of the economic challenges, that in itself, I think, is a lasting achievement.
What Happens When Ghosting Someone
- But the more you ghost, the harder it becomes to face things head on, in relationships, in work, in life, and over time, that habit can quietly chip away at our confidence and self-trust.
But the more you ghost, the harder it becomes to face things head on, in relationships, in work, in life, and over time, that habit can quietly chip away at our confidence and self-trust.
- over time, that habit can quietly chip away at our confidence and self-trust.
over time, that habit can quietly chip away at our confidence and self-trust.
Learn the Caro-Kann Defense | 10-Minute Chess Openings
- The one thing about the protect variation, this one looks a little bit strange, not scary, but it's actually pretty dangerous, it's called the fantasy variation, and against this what I like to do is I like to just go g6, bishop g7, and then slowly try to chip away at white's center.
The one thing about the protect variation, this one looks a little bit strange, not scary, but it's actually pretty dangerous, it's called the fantasy variation, and against this what I like to do is I like to just go g6, bishop g7, and then slowly try to chip away at white's center.
- and then slowly try to chip away at White's center.
and then slowly try to chip away at White's center.
26 Life Lessons I Learned at 26 | Letting go, giving back, self care
- And it took time to really slowly chip away at this thing because it's something, I don't know, it's like it's human nature for us to expect something in return.
And it took time to really slowly chip away at this thing because it's something, I don't know, it's like it's human nature for us to expect something in return.
- And it took me a good amount this year to really, again, chip away at this notion that the world owes me anything.
And it took me a good amount this year to really, again, chip away at this notion that the world owes me anything.
The dilemma that could test the AfD's rising popularity | DW News
- It's managed to chip away at the firewall.
It's managed to chip away at the firewall.
- It's managed to chip away at the firewall.
It's managed to chip away at the firewall.
Renting vs. Buying a home
- and then I pay a little bit to chip away at the whole value of the loan.
and then I pay a little bit to chip away at the whole value of the loan.
- And it takes 30 years to chip away at the whole thing,
And it takes 30 years to chip away at the whole thing,
The Power of Motivation: Crash Course Psychology #17
- For the next five days, Ralston tried to move and chip away at the rock. He ate his remaining
For the next five days, Ralston tried to move and chip away at the rock. He ate his remaining
- For the next 5 days, Ralston tried to move and chip away at the rock.
For the next 5 days, Ralston tried to move and chip away at the rock.
Credit scores drop by the most since the Great Recession
- But he said he's not making nearly enough money to get by, let alone to chip away at his $35,000 in student debt.
But he said he's not making nearly enough money to get by, let alone to chip away at his $35,000 in student debt.
- But he said he's not making nearly enough money to get by, let alone to chip away at his $35,000 in student debt.
But he said he's not making nearly enough money to get by, let alone to chip away at his $35,000 in student debt.
The end of birthright citizenship as we know it?
- Trump can't do that by himself, so he signed an executive order to try and chip away at this amendment.
Trump can't do that by himself, so he signed an executive order to try and chip away at this amendment.
- Trump can't do that by himself, so he signed an executive order to try and chip away at this amendment.
Trump can't do that by himself, so he signed an executive order to try and chip away at this amendment.