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
Anfisa	ahn-FEE-sah	Russian
Ermintrude	-	English (Archaic)
Gordie	GAWR-dee	English
Pietrina	-	Italian
Herbert	HUR-bərt (English), er-BER (French), HER-bert (Polish)	English, German, French, Slovene, Polish
Secundus	-	Ancient Roman