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English verb: plug away | |||
| 1. | plug away (social) work doggedly or persistently | ||
| Samples | She keeps plugging away at her dissertation. | ||
| Synonyms | keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, slog | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work | ||
| 2. | plug away (change) persist in working hard | ||
| Samples | Students must plug away at this problem. | ||
| Synonyms | plug | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist | ||
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