chip away
中高级 (B2) neutral
To slowly break or remove little pieces of something over time, or to make slow but steady progress on something big.
"The stonemason chipped away at the rock face all morning to create the pathway."
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Intel Gaming · 160:54
Chip away at something.
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TSN · 86:56
And in reality, you got to chip away and chip away.
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Brawlhalla · 224:59
Chip away at the stock.
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Brawlhalla · 72:00
Just chip away at the trunk.
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Philip DeFranco · 19:56
if you can chip away at access to the pill, you chip away at abortion access.