phrasal verb

Pine away

Rank #1476Letter PInseparable

2Sections

Suffer physically because of grief, stress, worry, etc

Meanings

  • Suffer physically because of grief, stress, worry, etc (intransitive, International English)

Examples

  • The police were PINING AWAY a tip from an informer.
  • We must PINE AWAY this information immediately.
  • The committee decided to PINE AWAY the recommendation.

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