bash away

verb

bashed away; bashing away; bashes away

intransitive verb

British, informal
: to work hard at something
That is exactly what I tell myself as I bash away in the gym …Jay Rayner

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bash away was in 1955

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“Bash away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bash%20away. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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