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to slave away
[phrase form: slave]
01
to work hard and persistently for a long time to get a job done or reach a goal
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
inseparable
present tense
slave away
3rd person singular
slaves away
past simple
slaved away
past participle
slaved away
Examples
The dedicated team slaved away on the new software development until the early hours of the morning.
