keep one's shoulder to the wheel

keep one's shoulder to the wheel
verb
work doggedly or persistently
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She keeps plugging away at her dissertation

Derivationally related forms: ↑slogger (for: ↑slog)
Hypernyms: ↑work
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP


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