plug away

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plug away

verb plugs away · plugging away · plugged away

informal To persist or continue, as with an effort. He kept plugging away at the work until it was done.

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verb To persist

Русский	корпе́ть korpétʹ, паха́ть paxátʹ, надрыва́ться nadryvátʹsja

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@misc{plug_away_2026,
  title = {plug away},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plug%20away},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}