Translations for „eat into“ in the English » German Dictionary

eat into VB intr

1. eat into (dig into):

to eat into sth

sich acc in etw acc hineinfressen

2. eat into (corrode):

to eat into sth

etw angreifen [o. befallen]

3. eat into (use up):

to eat into sth money, resources

etw angreifen

inflation was eating into her savings

die Inflation ließ ihre Ersparnisse zusammenschmelzen

4. eat into (trouble):

to eat into sb/sth

an jdm/etw nagen

jealousy eats into the soul

Eifersucht frisst sich in die Seele

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you kids are going to eat us into the poorhouse!

ihr Kinder esst uns noch die Haare vom Kopf hum