chipping away
Making less and less of something, or taking away, most of the time in said in sports.
“The Bears are chipping away at the lead of the game versus the Dallas Cowboys”
Chip Chip Away
A minority rally cry when majority partisan agendas are passed to the detriment of the country as a whole.
When five unqualified judges were confirmed a few Senators cheered, “Chip Chip Away” in disgust.