eat into
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eat into(
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)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (to destroy)
a. destruir
The rot had eaten into the steps of the porch.La putrefacción había destruido los escalones del porche.
a. quitar
The hours required to do my job were eating into my personal time more and more.Las horas necesarias para hacer mi trabajo me quitaban cada vez más tiempo de mi vida personal.
b. mermar
The constant repairs on the house were eating into their retirement.Los arreglos continuos de la casa estaban mermando sus ahorros de jubilación.
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