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# To [[continually]] or [[inexorably]] harm someone; to continue to do harm; to [[needle]] over time; to weaken someone over time. |
# To [[continually]] or [[inexorably]] harm someone; to continue to do harm; to [[needle]] over time; to weaken someone over time. |
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Latest revision as of 03:24, 2 February 2024
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]pick away at (third-person singular simple present picks away at, present participle picking away at, simple past and past participle picked away at)
- To continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.