hammer away at
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The imposing 6-foot-2 back is there to hammer away at opposing defenses.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
Hibs began to hammer away at the Rangers defence and Jon McLaughlin superbly foiled a near-post header from Lewis Miller before Bushiri's shot bounced agonisingly wide off a team-mate.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2022
Defense attorneys, however, will hammer away at the credibility of undercover FBI agents and informants who fooled the group into thinking they were allies.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
I used to hammer away at wanting to see marriage equality.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021
He was too shrewd to stand up with any pupil who might get the best of him and permit that pupil to hammer away at him.
From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Burt L. Standish
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