eat into

phrasal verbPart ofeat

eat into — phrasal verb

1. to gradually use or take away a large part of something valuable, especially mon

1.片語動詞
釋義

to gradually use or take away a large part of something valuable, especially money, time, or savings.

例句

The rising rent was eating into the family's monthly budget by a worrying amount.

Long meetings eat into the time that the team could spend on actual work.