work away on something
1slave away (at something) — in. to work very hard (doing something). □ I’m tired of slaving away at this and getting nowhere. D I’m slaving away for $7.00 an hour and have no prospects for the future …
2beaver away (at something) — ˌbeaver aˈway (at sth) derived (informal) to work very hard at sth • He s been beavering away at the accounts all morning. Main entry: ↑beaverderived …
3hammer away at something — ˌhammer aˈway at sth derived to work hard in order to finish or achieve sth; to keep repeating sth in order to get the result that you want • She kept hammering away at that point all through the meeting. Main entry: ↑hammerderived …
4work — n 1 Work, labor, travail, toil, drudgery, grind are comparable when they mean effort or exertion directed to the accomplishment of an end, or an employment or activity which involves such expenditure of effort or exertion. Work is the most… …
5keep something away (from something) — ˌkeep sb/sth aˈway (from sb/sth) derived to prevent sb/sth from going somewhere • Her illness kept her away from work for several weeks. Main entry: ↑keepderived …
6keep somebody away (from something) — ˌkeep sb/sth aˈway (from sb/sth) derived to prevent sb/sth from going somewhere • Her illness kept her away from work for several weeks. Main entry: ↑keepderived …
7work — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)k[/t]] ♦ works, working, worked 1) VERB People who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do. [V prep/adv] Weiner works for the US Department of Transport... [V prep/adv] I started working in a recording studio... [V… …
8away — [[t]əwe͟ɪ[/t]] ♦ (Away is often used with verbs of movement, such as go and drive , and also in phrasal verbs such as do away with and fade away .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, oft ADV prep If someone or something moves or is moved away from a… …
9Something Wicked This Way Comes (novel) — Something Wicked This Way Comes   …
10Something Special (TV series) — Something Special Screenshot from title credits from series 4 Also known as Something Special: Out and About Genre …
