plug away
plug away · plugs away · plugged away · plugging away
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Schleichwerbung machen
To persist or continue, as with an effortTo persist or continue, as with an effort.
» You've got to keep plugging away.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)To persist or continue, as with an effort.
He kept plugging away at the work until it was done.
корпе́тьkorpétʹ, паха́тьpaxátʹ, надрыва́тьсяnadryvátʹsja
persist in working hard
Examples
5 sentencesYou've got to keep plugging away.
We just have to keep plugging away.
We kept plugging away.
Tom kept plugging away.
You'll just have to plug away at the pile of work until it's done.
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
To persist:
Forms
plugs away, plugging away, plugged away, plugged away| Base form | plug away · to plug away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plugs away |
| Present participle | plugging away |
| Past simple | plugged away |
| Past participle | plugged away |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- plug inзамінятиTo connect (an electrical device) to a plug socket.
- plug intoз'єднувати, під'єднуватиTo connect an electric device into something using a plug.
- plug upTo put a plug or bung into something; to interrupt the flow of.
- plug outTo unplug; to remove (an electrical device) from its socket.
- plug awayTo persist or continue, as with an effort.
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- work doggedly or persistently:peg awayslogkeep one's nose to the grindstonekeep one's shoulder to the wheel
- persist in working hard:plug
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedchip away
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb