New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: chip away at · chisel away · whittle away at · bash away at · batter away at · grind away at · nibble away at · saw away at · chip away · eat away at

chisel

1 nounsiséal masc1 c m u 2 verb CRAFT TRANSITIVEsiséal verb c m uI chiseled the cover off bhain mé an cumhdach de le siséal 3 verb (US), informal cheat, swindle TRANSITIVEcaimiléireacht a dhéanamh ar c m ucneámhaireacht a dhéanamh arthey chiselled me out of my money bhain siad mo chuid airgid díom le cneámhaireacht

phrasal verbs

chisel away

(also

chisel away at

) (v + adv) TRANSITIVEcreim verb c m uto chisel away at sth bheith ag síorbhaint de rud, bheith ag tolladh faoi rudour rights are being chiselled away tá ár gcearta á mbaint dínn de réir a chéile

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to chisel away at sth bheith ag síorbhaint de rud, bheith ag tolladh faoi rud

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