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grind down

idiom

To weaken someone's morale over a long period.


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Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    bump and grind

    A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.

  2. 02

    daily grind

    The difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work.

  3. 03

    grind one's gears

    To annoy or irritate one.

  4. 04

    grind the corn

    To perform the coital alignment technique

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