The river had eaten into the bank, and part of it had collapsed.
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eat into — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something eats into your time or your resources, it uses them, when they should be used for other things. [V P n] Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time... [V P n] Wages were rising faster than productivity and… … English dictionary
eat into — verb gnaw into; make resentful or angry The injustice rankled her his resentment festered • Syn: ↑fret, ↑rankle, ↑grate • Hypernyms: ↑annoy, ↑rag, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
eat into — take a chunk out of, erode, eat away (especially referring to financial or other savings) … English contemporary dictionary
To eat into — Eat Eat, v. i. 1. To take food; to feed; especially, to take solid, in distinction from liquid, food; to board. [1913 Webster] He did eat continually at the king s table. 2 Sam. ix. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. To taste or relish; as, it eats like… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ˌeat ˈinto sth — phrasal verb to use up more of your time and money than you intended The cost of new computer systems is eating into our profits.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
eat into something — … Useful english dictionary
eat — [ it ] (past tense ate [ eıt ] ; past participle eat|en [ itn ] ) verb intransitive or transitive *** to put food into your mouth and swallow it: We sat on the grass and ate our sandwiches. Don t talk while you re eating. I ve eaten too much.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eat — W1S1 [i:t] v past tense ate [et, eıt US eıt] past participle eaten [ˈi:tn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(meal)¦ 3 eat your words 4 eat your heart out 5 eat somebody alive/eat somebody for breakfast 6¦(use)¦ 7 eat humble pie … Dictionary of contemporary English
Eat — Eat, v. i. 1. To take food; to feed; especially, to take solid, in distinction from liquid, food; to board. [1913 Webster] He did eat continually at the king s table. 2 Sam. ix. 13. [1913 Webster] 2. To taste or relish; as, it eats like tender… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eat — /i:t/ verb past tense ate /et,eIt/ past participle eaten 1 FOOD a) (I, T) to put food in your mouth and swallow it: Vegetarians don t eat meat. | something to eat (=some food): Would you like something to eat? | eat like a bird (=eat very little) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
