grind down

Language: en

Meaning: (transitive)To make something hard smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits; towear downbygrindingaction.The old dog's teeth had beenground downby constant use.; (idiomatic,transitive)Toweakensomeone'smoraleover a long period.2018July 15, Jonathan Jurejko, “Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon by beating Kevin Anderson”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:Djokovic broke twice in each of the opening two sets, dismantling 6ft 8in Anderson's service game andgrinding him downin the rallies.1997,The Toasters,Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down:I'm living in a world where I don't really fitEvery day walking through the same old shitI'm gonna get my gun, gonna get preparedI'm not impressed and I'm not scaredDon't let the bastardsgrind you down!Don't let themgrind you down!Don't let the bastardsgrind you down!Don't let themgrind you down!

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