eat away at

Idioms  

1. Destroy gradually, erode; also, worry one constantly. For example, The sea has been eating away at the outer banks for years, or The fact that he failed the test is eating away at him. [Early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

And high-quality, low-cost AI chips from a start-up could eat away at Nvidia’s market share and margin.

From Barron's

Fuel cells could eventually eat away at natural gas turbine sales.

From Barron's

If you berate yourself for what you deem parenting mistakes, don’t let it eat away at you.

From MarketWatch

Others in the sector, from Salesforce to Adobe, have also suffered under the weight of expectations—and the assumption that AI will slowly eat away at their businesses.

From Barron's

Others in the sector, from Salesforce to Adobe, have also suffered under the weight of expectations—and the assumption that AI will slowly eat away at their businesses.

From Barron's