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1 dranhalten
(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) umg.II v/refl (sich beeilen) hurry up, get a move on; (sich anstrengen) put one’s back into it ( oder the job); beharrlich: keep (plugging away) at it, stick at it* * *drạn|hal|ten sep (inf)1. vtto hold up (+dat, an +acc to)dranhalten — to hold sth closer to sth
2. vr(= sich beeilen) to hurry up, to get a move on (inf); (= sich anstrengen) to make an effort, to get one's or the finger out (Brit inf); (= nahe dranbleiben) to keep close to it* * *dran|hal·ten* * ** * *dranhalten (irr, trennb, hat -ge-) umgA. v/t:etwas (an etwas) dranhalten hold sth up (to sth)B. v/r (sich beeilen) hurry up, get a move on; (sich anstrengen) put one’s back into it ( oder the job); beharrlich: keep (plugging away) at it, stick at it* * *
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keep one's nose to the grindstone — verb work doggedly or persistently She keeps plugging away at her dissertation • Syn: ↑plug away, ↑peg away, ↑slog, ↑keep one s shoulder to the wheel • Derivationally related forms: ↑slogger ( … Useful english dictionary
keep one's shoulder to the wheel — verb work doggedly or persistently She keeps plugging away at her dissertation • Syn: ↑plug away, ↑peg away, ↑slog, ↑keep one s nose to the grindstone • Derivationally related forms: ↑slogger ( … Useful english dictionary
plug away (at something) — [intransitive] Word forms plug away (at something) : present tense I/you/we/they plug away (at something) he/she/it plugs away (at something) present participle plugging away (at something) past tense plugged away (at something) past participle… … English dictionary
plug away (at something) — [intransitive] Word forms plug away (at something) : present tense I/you/we/they plug away (at something) he/she/it plugs away (at something) present participle plugging away (at something) past tense plugged away (at something) past participle… … English dictionary
plug away (at something) — ˌplug a ˈway (at something) [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plug away (at something) he/she/it plugs away (at something) present participle plugging away (at something) past tense plugged away (at something … Useful english dictionary
plug away — PHRASAL VERB If you plug away, you keep trying very hard to do something or achieve something even though you find it difficult. [V P] My confidence is still there and I ll just keep plugging away … English dictionary
plug away — verb 1. work doggedly or persistently She keeps plugging away at her dissertation • Syn: ↑peg away, ↑slog, ↑keep one s nose to the grindstone, ↑keep one s shoulder to the wheel • Derivationally related forms: ↑slogger … Useful english dictionary
peg away — verb work doggedly or persistently She keeps plugging away at her dissertation • Syn: ↑plug away, ↑slog, ↑keep one s nose to the grindstone, ↑keep one s shoulder to the wheel • Derivationally related forms: ↑slogger … Useful english dictionary
plug away at something — plug away (at (something)) to keep working in a determined way. He s experienced plenty of hard times, but Ed is still plugging away, playing several nights a week at a local jazz club. The powerful computer was plugging away at the problem for… … New idioms dictionary
plug away at — plug away (at (something)) to keep working in a determined way. He s experienced plenty of hard times, but Ed is still plugging away, playing several nights a week at a local jazz club. The powerful computer was plugging away at the problem for… … New idioms dictionary
plug away — (at (something)) to keep working in a determined way. He s experienced plenty of hard times, but Ed is still plugging away, playing several nights a week at a local jazz club. The powerful computer was plugging away at the problem for weeks … New idioms dictionary
