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To erode gradually and progressively

To erode or corrode gradually

Reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps

To diminish to nothing

Wear something down

To wear away or cause damage through applied friction

To diminish in effect

Become progressively worse

To remove completely, leaving no trace

To come safely through a precarious situation

Come or fall away from a surface in flakes

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Verb

To erode gradually and progressively

“The woman in the darkness could hear him laughing and talking with a guest who was striving to wear away a dull evening by dozing in a chair by the office door.”

Verb

To erode or corrode gradually

wash something away

sap the strength of

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Reduce something in size, amount, or extent by a gradual series of steps

play havoc with

play merry hell with

drive a nail into the coffin of

exert influence on

have an impact on

have an effect on

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To diminish to nothing

become emaciated

take the bite out

take the sting out

take the edge off

hit rock bottom

become contaminated

become dilapidated

axe^UK

ax^US

make cutbacks in

take a nosedive

go through the floor

incline downwards

go into a tailspin

take the heat off

be on the way out

make reductions in

draw to a close

die away or out

die away or down

dip below the horizon

lower the price of

move further off

render worthless

offer at a giveaway price

reduce the price of

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Verb

Wear something down

wear something down

gradually overcome

slowly diminish

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To wear away or cause damage through applied friction

become threadbare

become tattered

wear threadbare

rub up the wrong way

drive up the wall

give someone the hump

get on your nerves

make someone see red

rub the wrong way

get on one's nerves

get on someone's nerves

drive to distraction

get someone's back up

drive round the bend

make someone's blood boil

give someone the pip

drive round the twist

get in your hair

give someone a hard time

ruffle someone's feathers

make someone's hackles rise

get in someone's hair

get under someone's skin

get up someone's nose

give someone grief

get your back up

get under one's skin

put your back up

give a hard time

try someone's patience

get someone's dander up

get on your wick

get on someone's wick

be on your back

raise someone's hackles

get under your skin

rattle someone's cage

get someone's goat

rub you up the wrong way

put someone's back up

be on the back of

put someone's nose out of joint

get across someone

stick in one's craw

send into a rage

set one's teeth on edge

try the patience of

be a pain in the neck

get someone's hackles up

be a thorn in someone's flesh

be a thorn in someone's side

get your dander up

hit where one lives

try your patience

try one's patience

get on somebody's nerves

get a rise out of

cause annoyance to

cause resentment to

ruffle one's feathers

get someone's wick

push someon's buttons

wind somebody up

drive you up the wall

raise your hackles

get your hackles up

put your nose out of joint

get up your nose

make your blood boil

lose one's temper

set your teeth on edge

put on the spot

rub one the wrong way

be a nuisance to

give the business

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

bend someone's ear

breathe down someone's neck

have had enough

make discontented

exhaust someone's patience

upset the apple cart

work into lather

take a rise out of

put someone out

make blood boil

cause discomfort

throw off balance

put someone off their stroke

rattle one's cage

put into a flap

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into a tizz

throw into tizzy

cause suffering

get the knife into

be on one's case

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

stick the knife into

cause discomfort to

give offence to

be disagreeable to

push the buttons of

hurt someone's feelings

cut to the quick

get in one's hair

give a bad time

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To diminish in effect

come to nothing

lose its effect

lose its effectiveness

bring to an end

bring to a close

come to a close

pull the plug on

axe^UK

draw to a close

ax^US

bring to a halt

bring to a stop

become marcescent

pass into oblivion

come to a standstill

quit cold turkey

stop in one's tracks

reach a standstill

tie up loose ends

be through with

come to the end

turn your back on

break into pieces

end in disappointment

bring to a conclusion

become invisible

bring to an untimely end

be lost to view

disappear from sight

be lost to sight

recede from view

vanish into thin air

be exterminated

bring to a standstill

blow the whistle on

bring to standstill

put the kibosh on

go down the toilet

go to rack and ruin

go down the tubes

give something the chop

knock something on the head

be giving up the ghost

be about to die

become moribund

have one foot in the grave

be breathing one's last

be approaching death

be on one's deathbed

be slipping away

be at death's door

be on one's last legs

cease to be known

become obsolete

disappear from the face of the earth

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Verb

Become progressively worse

go down the toilet

be the worse for wear

be worse for wear

go down the tubes

go to rack and ruin

become debilitated

go into decline

be on your last legs

fall apart at the seams

come apart at the seams

suffer a relapse

have a breakdown

take a turn for the worse

come apart at seams

go from bad to worse

become dilapidated

fall into disrepair

appear in a poor light

be at disadvantage

be shown to disadvantage

become marcescent

get worse again

catch something

become moribund

be slipping away

be approaching death

be on one's deathbed

be giving up the ghost

be about to die

have one foot in the grave

be at death's door

be on one's last legs

be breathing one's last

go into a decline

go out like light

lose consciousness

become unconscious

fall unconscious

go out like a light

eat your heart out over

become fatigued

lose one's strength

become psychotic

go off deep end

become demented

be smashed to smithereens

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To remove completely, leaving no trace

put a line through

axe^UK

ax^US

wipe from the face of the earth

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

remove all traces of

declare invalid

render null and void

declare null and void

give something the chop

get off the hook

rub something out

put out of your mind

bring to an end

knock something on the head

put the kibosh on

knock to pieces

raze to the ground

take the life of

send to the gas chambers

give someone the works

ethnically cleanse

send to kingdom come

put to the sword

terminate with extreme prejudice

blow someone's brains out

end the life of

run onto the rocks

damage beyond repair

put out of commission

reduce to rubble

wipe off face of earth

destroy root and branch

make mincemeat of

wipe the floor with

turn inside out

take to the cleaners

cause the death of

give someone a drubbing

run rings around

win a resounding victory over

blow out of the water

give someone a pasting

bring someone to their knees

bring to naught

take someone's life

give a drubbing to

get the better of

pip at the post

be victorious over

play havoc with

reduce to ruins

outmanoeuvre^UK

run rings round

smash to smithereens

give someone a hiding

put out of action

throw a spanner in the works of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

bring about the downfall of

stamp something out

rub someone out

commit genocide

knock the stuffing out of

knock someone off

cut a swath through

render meaningless

put in their place

put in the shade

put a damper on

take severe measures against

take stern measures against

come down heavily on

drive to the wall

move in for the kill

reduce to nothing

bring to nothing

wreak havoc upon

call all bets off

give the coup de grâce

administer the coup de grâce

make ineffective

keep under control

gain mastery over

render speechless

gain a victory over

render incapable

drive underground

fly in the face of

turn thumbs down

render helpless

render powerless

come down on like a ton of bricks

sweep someone off his

take someone's breath away

break into pieces

take to cleaners

run roughshod over

win a victory over

crush to smithereens

cause detriment to

be detrimental to

throw a monkey wrench into

destroy by fire

reduce to ashes

burn to the ground

burn to a crisp

render ineffective

put out to pasture

throw on the scrapheap

consign to scrap heap

see the back of

rain on someone's parade

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Verb

To come safely through a precarious situation

come through unscathed

make it through

bear up against

become toughened

bear the brunt of

be patient with

prevail against

resign oneself to

subject oneself to

stand up against

be subjected to

grin and bear it

sit and take it

hold out against

fly in the face of

come to grips with

remain alive after

stand firm against

hold the line against

last longer than

persevere in the face of

stay the course

live longer than

go the distance against

take it like a man

submit oneself to

be forced to contend with

come up against

brace oneself for

be confronted by

square off against

take something lying down

be impermeable to

be proof against

be resistant to

be impervious to

die hard against

persevere against

come into contact with

have experience of

make a comeback

get to grips with

come to terms with

get the better of

go the distance

get over something

reconcile oneself to

become accustomed to

become resigned to

become reconciled to

learn to live with

make the best of

never say die in the face of

hold one's ground

hold one's ground against

stand one's ground against

stand one's ground

put up struggle

stand your ground

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

come face to face with

have dealings in

be drawn against

take the bull by the horns

become familiar with

call one's bluff

come into contact

run the gauntlet

stand fast against

put a bold face on it

put on a bold front

stick to your guns

give permission to

give the green light to

grant permission to

give the go-ahead to

call someone's bluff

take a stand against

hurl defiance at

treat with contempt

put up a fight against

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Verb

Come or fall away from a surface in flakes

come off in layers

come off in strips

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