Tip away (at something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "tip away (at something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2022-03-28 04:03

Meaning of Tip away (at something)

Tip away (at something) verb phrase

If you tip away at something, you work on it continuously or gradually, typically at an unhurried or irregular pace.

I have been tipping away at this project for 2 years now.

A: "How much of that book have you read?" B: "Ah, I'm still tipping away."

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Grammar and Usage of Tip away (at something)

Verb Forms

  • tip away (at something)
  • tips away (at something)
  • tipped away (at something)
  • tipping away (at something)

The verb "tip" should be conjugated according to its tense. 

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