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spise seg

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

trenge seg;
presse (II, 3)to push, fortære (2)to eat away;
ete segto work one's way
to force one's way;
to pushpresse (II, 3), to eat awayfortære (2);
to work one's wayete seg
see:Se: spiseto eat · to have (a meal) Eng. phraseto eat one's way
  • bilmodellen har spist seg inn i markedet the car model has eaten its way into the market
  • bortelaget spiser seg inn i kampen the away team is working its way into the game
  • flammene har begynt å spise seg oppover veggen the flames have begun to eat their way up the wall
  • frosten spiste seg nedover i jorda the frost crept down into the ground