plug away


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Verb1.plug away - work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"
keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, slog
work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
2.plug away - persist in working hard; "Students must plug away at this problem"
plug
hang in, persevere, persist, hang on, hold on - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
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Translations

w>plug away

vi (inf) → ackern (inf); to plug away at something → sich mit etw abrackern or herumschlagen (inf); keep plugging away → (nur) nicht lockerlassen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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