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plug away

DEFINITIONS OF: plug away

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v work doggedly or persistently

“She keeps plugging away at her dissertation”
Synonyms:
keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, slog
Type of:
work
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

v persist in working hard

Synonyms:
plug
Type of:
hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist
be persistent, refuse to stop
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