1
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin);to cut into;to dig into (e.g. of fingernails)
医者の費用は本当に貯金に食い込む。
Doctors' bills really cut into our savings.
2
to eat into;to encroach;to make inroads;to penetrate (e.g. a market);to break into (e.g. first place);to erode;to cut into (e.g. time, savings)
3
to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
Other forms
食込む 【くいこむ】