beaver away
phrasal verb
beavered away; beavering away; beavers away
informal
: to work in a very active and energetic way
They've been beavering away for hours.
—often + atThey're still beavering away at the problem.
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Other half-dead entities continue to beaver away in expensive obscurity, from the Conference on Disarmament, which has remained deadlocked since 1996, to the UN Industrial Development Organization, from which four G7 members have withdrawn.
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Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
Training is over for the day and the ground is empty, apart from groundsman Paul Chaloner and his staff beavering away on the pitch.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Activists are beavering away to boost their content.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Aug. 2024
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Stewart Patrick, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
Training is over for the day and the ground is empty, apart from groundsman Paul Chaloner and his staff beavering away on the pitch.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Activists are beavering away to boost their content.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Beaver away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beaver%20away. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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