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to plug away
01
to keep working hard, even when faced with difficulties or challenges
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
away
Base verb
plug
Present tense
plug away
3rd person singular
plugs away
Present participle
plugging away
Past simple
plugged away
Past participle
plugged away
Examples
I 've been plugging away at this novel for months, and it's almost finished.
