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.