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phraserot away
rot away if something rots away, it decays by a gradual natural process until it disappears: Marie passed the old chalets, neglected and boarded up now, their paint peeling, their woodwork rotting away. Out in the rain-soaked fields, the diseased potato crop was gradually rotting away.
rot away1. To decompose and decay over time. I bought a bunch of fruit, but it just sat in the bowl rotting away for several weeks, until I finally just threw it all out. It's a shame to see such a grand old house go unused and rot away like that. 2. To fall off of or away from something as a result of decay or decomposition. The disease causes patients' flesh to rot away in large patches. The door completely rotted away from the frame. rot awayto decompose; to decompose and fall away. The fallen trees rotted away and surrendered their nutrients to the soil. As the wood rotted away, it became rich humus. |