eat away at

For decades it had traded on the idea of a lurking menace, some faceless demon eating away at the Scandinavian dream.

I liked to think of myself as a grown man, but consternation was eating away at my bravado like a starved piranha devouring its prey.

We adjust to the crisis of the moment and move on, but the underlying cancer continues to grow, eating away at the system.

That same day, as I stood near the ice cream shop, eating away at my ice cream, I heard something peculiar.

Why? If I eat less, then my body will start eating away at my fat reserves, right?

It has taken over my mind It is eating away at my soul My throat burns with anger While my stomach growls even more .

Recent declines in the housing markets as well as the equity market's gyrations are eating away at what had been won back.

The company is going through a difficult time and it is really eating away at the young manager.

I never did understand what was eating away at her.

All three of Japan's largest auto makers have been complaining loudly that the yen's recent rise is a crisis, eating away at their profits.

Walmart is now investing in massive price cuts that are eating away at the firm's profitability.

A consumer complaint is ricocheting around the world: low interest rates are eating away at savings.

Sick from the disease eating away at me inside.

Also eating away at risk tolerance is demographics: Baby boomers are aging, making them think more about preserving their holdings' value.

"The difficulties of the printing works are a cancer eating away at Le Monde, " he says.

Ultraviolet light from a nearby bright star outside of the image is "eating away" at these molecules.

But, despite ample evidence of China's creative power, most experts agree that piracy is eating away at the country's overall potential.

He depicted Chinese univer-sities as government agencies, arguing the bureaucracy was eating away at the core values of the institution.

It can forge better relationships and help you cope with life, or it can be corrosive, eating away at self-esteem and antagonizing others.

The sea has been eating away at the coast for years.

Everywhere there are negative forces eating away at the foundations of peace.

But you are also aware that keeping this secret is eating away at you from the inside out.

The sea has been eating away at this shore for centuries.

Demand for Apple's iPad tablet is eating away at sales of laptops, most of which still run Windows.

The recession is eating away at their savings.

I can see it. The negative energy eating away at your body.

It is matched now by parallel criminal networks, such as those exporting oil illegally, which are eating away at the state.

The river was eating away at the banks.

But with prices so low, the Chinese merchandise is eating away at their market share.

stop settling for whatever it is that is eating away at you