wear away at



wear away at someone or something

to annoy or diminish someone or something. Facing the same problems year after year was wearing away at the president of the company. The rain wore away at the stone through time.
See also: away, wear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JulioHOO-lyo (Spanish), ZHOO-lyoo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
Arianaar-ee-AN-ə, ar-ee-AHN-əEnglish (Modern)
Maureenmaw-REEN, MAWR-eenIrish, English
Sindre-Norwegian
Rosa (1)RO-sah (Spanish, Dutch), RAW-zah (Italian), RO-zə (English)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, English
JessJESEnglish