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rot away

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rot away
to decompose; to decompose and fall away. The fallen trees rotted away and surrendered their nutrients to the soil. As the wood rotted away, it became rich humus.
See also: away, rot
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And the wool - that always seems to be the last stuff to rot away, and it's what we would call a good clue as to the nature of the deceased.
Discovery rattles a few bones by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
But it's a good result from our point of view because it stopped the rot away from home.
Football: Relief for Wilson as Pools stop travel rot by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
But Albion defender Whing said: "It's great to get a draw and keep a clean sheet as it stops the rot away from home.
Football: WHING LIFT-OFF; Swansea 0 Brighton 0 by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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