Tipping away In english explanation

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

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

Meaning of Tipping away (redirected from 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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