plug away en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal) To persist or continue, as with an effort.
He kept plugging away at the work until it was done.
The end is nigh (or at least it was supposed to be), but the Pacers in northern England kept plugging away providing a service while awaiting the much-delayed arrival of their replacements.
2020 May 20, John Crosse, “Soon to be gone... but never forgotten”, in Rail, page 63, photo caption:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plugging away | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| plugs away | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| plugged away | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| plugged away | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (5)
bg вглъбя́вам се (To persist) · ru корпе́ть (To persist) · ru надрыва́ться (To persist) · ru паха́ть (To persist) · bg вглъбя́ се (To persist)