whittle away

As far as its evolution, I was glad to see the podcast group, with its overbearing members, whittled away — though we had to deal with Che for another season.

Then, as Joe tries and fails to whittle away at Brontë’s sense of self in a bid to regain her affections, he realizes that he has lost control.

But that profit gets whittled away once you add in the cost of other business operations.

That’s a sign of how women’s healthcare rights are being whittled away.

A list of 20 names was whittled away.