We had to chip away at the frozen soil to plant the bulbs
He continued to chip away at the problem until he found a solution
She spent the afternoon chipping away at the old paint
The constant criticism began to chip away at his confidence
They're trying to chip away at the mountain of paperwork
The sculptor chipped away at the marble block
Slowly, he chipped away at the resistance of his opponents
The small donations helped chip away at the large debt
The rain had chipped away at the sandstone cliffs over the years
She managed to chip away at the competition's lead
This project is so large, we need to chip away at it.
Agreed. Small steps will get it done eventually.
Exactly, let's start with this small task first.
We'll chip away at the mountain of work
We will slowly reduce the large amount of work
We'll gradually tackle the overwhelming tasks