beaver away

• Trabalhar com muito empenho e dedicação em uma tarefa, geralmente por um longo período de tempo.

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

incontável · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Work hard and diligentlyinformalbritish

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

   Trabalhar arduamente

   • 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.

   Sinônimosgrindlaborpeg awaypersevereplug awayslogtoil

   Antônimosidlelazeloafprocrastinateshirkslack