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EAT INTO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eat into mean?
• EAT INTO (verb)
The verb EAT INTO has 1 sense:
1. gnaw into; make resentful or angry
Familiarity information: EAT INTO used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gnaw into; make resentful or angry
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
Context example:
his resentment festered
Hypernyms (to "eat into" is one way to...):
annoy; bother; chafe; devil; get at; get to; gravel; irritate; nark; nettle; rag; rile; vex (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The bad news will eat into him
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