English Phrasal Verbs (276/365) - Chip Away At Something
To chip away at something means to gradually weaken something or to make it less effective.
Example sentence:
- Bitcoin dominance is being chipped away by the expansion of the cryptocurrency industry into new areas and use cases.
Weaken and make less indeed, but probably also reduce and generally tackle something in a gradual manner?
"I need to start chipping away at my backlog or the task will become more daunting with each passing day!"
I agree.