peg away

phrasal verb

pegged away; pegging away; pegs away
chiefly British, informal
: to work hard
usually + at
He sat there pegging away at his homework.

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“Peg away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peg%20away. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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