eat away

eat something away

to erode something; to consume something bit by bit. The acid ate the finish away. It ate away the finish.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aureliana	-	Italian, Ancient Roman
Major	['meidʒə]
Edmund	ED-mənd (English), ED-muwnt (German, Polish)	English, German, Polish
VÉRonique	ve-ro-NEEK	French
Iason	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Kirkland	['kɜ:klənd]