plug away
1. work doggedly or persistently - She keeps plugging away at her dissertation • Syn: peg away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel • Derivationally related forms: slogger (for: slog) • Hypernyms: work • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP 2. persist in working hard - Students must plug away at this problem • Syn: plug • Hypernyms: persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on • Verb Frames: - Something ----s
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