chip away at

Meaning

1. chip away at sth

   to keep breaking small pieces off sth

   He was chipping away at the stone.

In the movies · 1

• I'd been chipping away at this pussy one cup of coffee at a time for, like, four years.Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas2017
• And chipped away at your mountain of debt.Zack and Miri Make a Porno2008
• I'm beginning to think that my hand is supporting the rock. So when I chip away a little bit,127 Hours2010

Learn it in full scenes

• 127 Hours2010
  • Aron Meets Two Lost Hikers
  • Aron Jumps with Kristi and Megan
  • Aron Records a Video Diary

From the same entry

• a chip off the old block
• have a chip on your shoulder
• have had your chips
• when the chips are down
• cash in your chips
• chip in
• chip off