beaver away

beaver away
verb
work hard on something
Syn: ↑beaver
Derivationally related forms: ↑beaver (for: ↑beaver)
Hypernyms: ↑work
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s PP

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(informal).See slog verb sense 1.
beaver

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beaver away (informal)
To work very hard (at)
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Main Entry:beaver

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ˌbeaver a ˈway [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they beaver away he/she/it beavers away present participle beavering away past tense beavered away past participle beavered away] informal phrasal verb
if you beaver away at something, you work very hard at it
beaver away at:

He was beavering away at his homework until after midnight.

Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym
Main entry: beaver

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beaver away [phrasal verb]
informal : to work in a very active and energetic way

They've been beavering away for hours.

— often + at

They're still beavering away at the problem.

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Main Entry:beaver

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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