grind down
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grind down (third-person singular simple present grinds down, present participle grinding down, simple past and past participle ground down)
- (transitive) To make something hard smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits, to wear down.
- The old dog's teeth had been ground down by constant use.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To weaken someone's morale over a long period.
- 1997, The Toasters, Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down
- I'm living in a world where I don't really fit
- Every day walking through the same old shit
- I'm gonna get my gun, gonna get prepared
- I'm not impressed and I'm not scared
- Don't let the bastards grind you down!
- Don't let them grind you down!
- Don't let the bastards grind you down!
- Don't let them grind you down!
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to wear down
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