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Phrase(s): melt something away
to cause something to melt into a liquid. • The sun melted the ice away. • The sun melted away the ice., Phrase(s): melt away
to melt into a liquid. • The ice cubes melted away quickly in the intense heat. • When the wax candles melted away, they ruined the lace tablecloth.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs