slog at one's work
1slog at one's work — work hard, persevere at one s work …
2slog — [[t]slɒ̱g[/t]] slogs, slogging, slogged 1) VERB If you slog through something, you work hard and steadily through it. [INFORMAL] [V prep] They secure their degrees by slogging through an intensive 11 month course... [V way through n] She has… …
3slog — slog1 [släg] vt., vi. slogged, slogging [var. of SLUG4] to hit hard; slug slogger n. slog2 [släg] vt., vi. slogged, slogging [ME sluggen: see SLUGGARD] …
4slog one's guts out — (informal) To work extremely hard ● gut …
5slog — slog1 [slɔg US sla:g] v past tense and past participle slogged present participle slogging [i]informal 1.) to work hard at something without stopping, especially when the work is difficult, tiring, or boring ▪ Mother slogged all her life for us.… …
6slog — 1 verb informal 1 slog (away) at especially BrE also slog through to work hard at something without stopping, especially when the work is boring or difficult: I ve been slogging away at this essay for days. | all those books we had to slog… …
7work — 1. noun 1) a day s work in the fields Syn: labor, toil, slog, drudgery, exertion, effort, industry, service; informal grind, sweat, elbow grease; literary travail See note at labor Ant …
8work — 1. noun 1) a day s work in the fields Syn: labour, toil, slog, drudgery, exertion, effort; informal grind, sweat; Brit.; informal graft 2) I m looking for work Syn: employment …
9slog — I. verb (slogged; slogging) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1824 transitive verb 1. to hit hard ; beat 2. to plod (one s way) perseveringly especially against difficulty intransitive verb 1. to plod hea …
10slog — 1. n. Period of intense effort. 2. n. Heavy blow. Also slogger One who delivers heavy blows. 3. v. Hit. 4. v. Work hard and long. Usu. slog away at. Also slogger One who succeeds by hard work rather than by flair …