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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 angryplay

  Familiarity information: EAT INTO used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EAT INTO (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Gnaw into; make resentful or angry

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

eat into; fret; grate; rankle

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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