plug away

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verb

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