bite into sth
— phrasal verb with bite uk/baɪt/us/baɪt/verb bit, bitten
to reduce something valuable:
People are worried about inflation biting into their savings and investments.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Becoming and making smaller or less
- a nip (here) and a tuck (there) idiom
- attenuate
- axe
- bite
- boil (sth) down
- dive
- drain
- let up
- lower
- make a hole in sth idiom
- miniaturization
- miniaturize
- minimize
- shrink
- slash
- strip sth away
- stripped down
- subside
- tail off
- take a tumble idiom
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