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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Nip away...

Lionel: Sir Harry has been nipping away
at LuthorCorp for months.
Lex: LuthorCorp is your company. I'm just one of its
many expendable employees...
What does the underlined mean?
  

Top answer

When we "nip" at something, like food, we eat it in tiny bites. ] of the company, however that may be. A better guess is that he is criticizing the company with snide comments.

— Philip

  • When we "nip" at something, like food, we eat it in tiny bites.
  • ] of the company, however that may be.
  • A better guess is that he is criticizing the company with snide comments.
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When we "nip" at something, like food, we eat it in tiny bites.
My guess here is that Harry is taking little pieces [employees?] of the company, however that may be. A better guess is that he is criticizing the company with snide comments.
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