rust away

rust away
rust away
to dissolve away into rust. •

In a few years, this car will rust away if you don't take care of it.

The bridge is rusting away, little by little.

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{v. phr.} To disappear gradually through the process of rust or corrosion. * /If you refuse to paint those metal bars on the window, they will soon rust away./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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