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beaver away

/ˈbiː.vər əˈweɪ/

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/ˈbiː.vər əˈweɪ/C1formalbritish
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий усердно и старательно работать над задачей, часто в течение длительного времени.

A phrasal verb meaning to work hard and diligently at a task, often for a long period.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

  1. Work hard and diligentlyinformalbritish

    To work very hard and continuously on a task, often for a long period.

    ruУсердно работать

    • She was beavering away on her thesis all weekend.
    • He beavered away in the garden until it was dark.
    • They beavered away at the project to meet the deadline.

    Synonymsgrindlaborpeg awaypersevereplug awayslogtoil

    Antonymsidlelazeloafprocrastinateshirkslack

Forms
  • beavered away past participle
  • beavered away past simple
  • beavering away present participle
  • beavers away third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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