- peg away
- verbwork doggedly or persistently-
She keeps plugging away at her dissertation
• Hypernyms: ↑work• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
-Somebody ——s PP
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(informal)WORK HARD, slog away, plod away, hammer away, grind away, slave away, exert oneself; persevere, persist, keep at it; informal beaver away, plug away, stick at it, soldier on; Brit. informal graft away.→ peg* * *
ˌpeg a ˈway [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they peg away he/she/it pegs away present participle pegging away past tense pegged away past participle pegged away] british informal phrasal verb[intransitive] to keep doing something in a determined way, especially when it is boring or difficultpeg away at:I don’t know how people peg away at such a dull job.
Thesaurus: to continue something, or to continue to do somethingsynonymMain entry: peg* * *
informal continue working hard at or trying to achieve something, esp. over a long period* * *
peg away [phrasal verb]chiefly Brit informal : to work hard— usually + atHe sat there pegging away at his homework.
• • •Main Entry: ↑peg
Useful english dictionary. 2012.