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
Simonetta	see-mo-NET-tah	Italian
Osborne	['ɔzbən]
Lysimachus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Fisher	['fiʃə]
Ima	-	Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Marlon	MAHR-lən	English