eat into

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verb

gnaw into;
make resentful or angry
- The injustice rankled her
- his resentment festered
• Syn:
fret, rankle, grate
• Hypernyms:
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at,
irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will eat into him