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Whittle down   /wˈɪtəl daʊn/   Listen
Whittle down

verb
1.
Cut away in small pieces.  Synonyms: wear away, whittle away.





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"Whittle down" Quotes from Famous Books



... violence for removing tyranny or securing reform by the method of non-resistance to evil. He would meet hatred expressed in violence by love expressed in self-suffering. He admits of no exception to whittle down this great and divine law of love. He applies it to all ...
— A Letter to a Hindu • Leo Tolstoy


Words linked to "Whittle down" :   damage


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