hammering away

VERB

work hard at

Synonyms

WEAK

continue drive home drub into drudge drum into endeavor grind grind into impress upon instruct keep on peg away persevere persist plug away pound away repeat stick to try hard try repeatedly work

Example Sentences

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Applebee’s has had success hammering away at a specific message.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Not far from the Estonian capital, Tallinn, at the tip of the railway, dozens of workers are welding and hammering away at the new Ülemiste passenger terminal.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

That change could be six years away or six months away — it’s impossible to know because there are so many change agents hammering away at the system.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

Doing something for the principle of the thing can sound pathetic, like you’re hammering away at a wall you stand no chance of breaking, performing a pointless task just to make yourself feel better.

From Slate • May 13, 2023

And before Coll could answer, he snatched the tongs, flung a strip.of red-hot iron to the anvil, and began hammering away as fast as he could.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander