to grind away at one's duties - усердно заниматься своими обязанностями
to grind away at examination subjects - сидеть над предметами, которые вынесены на экзаменационную сессию
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
grind away at — ˌgrind a ˈway at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they grind away at he/she/it grinds away at present participle grinding away at past tense ground away at … Useful english dictionary
grind away — verb study intensively, as before an exam I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam • Syn: ↑cram, ↑drum, ↑bone up, ↑swot, ↑get up, ↑mug up, ↑swot up, ↑bone … Useful english dictionary
grind away at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms grind away at : present tense I/you/we/they grind away at he/she/it grinds away at present participle grinding away at past tense ground away at past participle ground away at mainly American grind away at… … English dictionary
grind away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms grind away : present tense I/you/we/they grind away he/she/it grinds away present participle grinding away past tense ground away past participle ground away to work hard and in a determined way over a long… … English dictionary
grind away — work or study hard. → grind … English new terms dictionary
Grind — Grind, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.] 1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grind — ► VERB (past and past part. ground) 1) reduce to small particles or powder by crushing. 2) sharpen, smooth, or produce by crushing or friction. 3) rub together or move gratingly. 4) (grind down) wear (someone) down with harsh treatment. 5) ( … English terms dictionary
grind — I UK [ɡraɪnd] / US verb Word forms grind : present tense I/you/we/they grind he/she/it grinds present participle grinding past tense ground UK [ɡraʊnd] / US past participle ground ** 1) grind or grind up [transitive] to break something into very… … English dictionary
grind — verb (past and past participle ground) 1》 reduce to small particles or powder by crushing. 2》 sharpen, smooth, or produce by crushing or friction. ↘operate (a mill or machine) by turning the handle. 3》 rub together gratingly. ↘press or… … English new terms dictionary
grind — v 1. whet, mill, kibble, stone, sand, sandpaper, pumice; grate, file, rasp, scrape, gride; smooth, polish, burnish, buff. 2. crush, bray, pound, beat, mash, smash, Sl. smush; pulverize, mortar, comminute, triturate, levigate, powder, granulate,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
grind — [grīnd] vt. ground, grinding [ME grinden < OE grindan < IE * ghrendh < base * ghren , to rub away, pulverize > GROUND1] 1. a) to crush into bits or fine particles between two hard surfaces; pulverize b) to chop into small pieces or… … English World dictionary
