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plug away

/plʌɡ əˈweɪ/

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verb

/plʌɡ əˈweɪ/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия, заключающегося в продолжении упорной и настойчивой работы, особенно над сложной или утомительной задачей.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of continuing to work persistently and with determination, especially on a difficult or tedious task.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

  1. Persistently workinformal

    To continue working hard and steadily on a task, especially one that is difficult or tedious.

    ruУпорно работать

    • He just kept plugging away at his homework until it was done.
    • She plugged away at the project for weeks.
    • Despite the setbacks, they plugged away and finally succeeded.

    Synonymsbeaver awaygrindlaborpeg awaypersevereslogtoil

Forms
  • plugged away past participle
  • plugged away past simple
  • plugging away present participle
  • plugs away third person singular

Base verbplug

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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