make inroads into something
- make inroads into something
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to take or use a large part of something
European cars have started to make inroads into the Japanese market.
All these repair bills are making huge inroads into my savings.
Thesaurus: to use all or a lot of something
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make inroads into/on sth idiom
if one thing makes inroads into another, it has a noticeable effect on the second thing, especially by reducing it, or influencing it
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Tax rises have made some inroads into the country's national debt.
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By the 1950s, television had made great inroads into the territory of the news magazines.
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