eat into
eat into · eats into · ate into · eaten into · eating into
терти, натерти, натирати
беспокоить, волновать, беспокоиться
beunruhigen, stören, ärgern
To consume gradually, especially by erosionTo consume gradually, especially by erosion.
» The acid ate into the metal.
Кислота разъела металл.
Meaning
1 sensesTo consume gradually, especially by erosion.
Rust ate into the old swords and armour.
The cost of these house repairs is eating into my savings.
More definitions
- gnaw into; make resentful or angry
Examples
6 sentencesThe acid ate into the metal.
ruКислота разъела металл. — Lenin_1917
He ate himself into the grave.
Tom threw his half-eaten sandwich into the trash can.
Rust is gradually eating into the metal parts.
Acid eats into metal.
ruКислота разъедает металл. — Hayabusa
Forms
eats into, eating into, ate into, eaten into| Base form | eat into · to eat into |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | eats into |
| Present participle | eating into |
| Past simple | ate into |
| Past participle | eaten into |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- eat upвикористовувати, використатиTo consume completely.
- eat downїсти, з'їстиSynonym of eat (“to be very good; to rule”).
- eat awayеродуватиTo physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.
- eat intoтерти, натертиTo consume gradually, especially by erosion.
- eat outTo dine at a restaurant or such public place.
- eat inTo eat a meal at home.
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb