Word details
食い込む
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 食い込む.
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Entry
1
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)
Examples
医者の費用は本当に貯金に食い込む。
Doctors' bills really cut into our savings.
2
to eat into; to encroach; to make inroads; to penetrate (e.g. a market); to break into (e.g. first place); to erode; to cut into (e.g. time, savings)
3
Vulgar expression or word
to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
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