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Meaning of pick away at | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To continually or inexorably harm someone; to continue to do harm; to needle over time; to weaken someone over time.

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

pick bids off the wall pick corners pick fault pick flowers pick gooseberry pick holes

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