She started to waste away after she stopped eating.
waste away
idiomTo lose energy or become weak and feeble.
Without proper treatment, the patient began to waste away in the hospital.
Grief-stricken and refusing nourishment, he seemed to waste away before his family's helpless eyes.
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away game
An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.
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away with the fairies
Not all there; slightly crazy.
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bang away
to strike or hit repeatedly
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bear away the bell
To be superior in something.
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beaver away
To work hard at a task.
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blaze away
To fire (firearms) repeatedly.
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blow away
To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.
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blow the cobwebs away
To make changes for space for new fresh ideas