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peg away
verb as in address
verb as in apply
verb as in endeavor
Strongest matches
Strong matches
verb as in exert
verb as in hammer away/hammer into
verb as in keep one's nose to the grindstone
verb as in strain
verb as in toil
Weak matches
verb as in work
Example Sentences
What bally rot this Philosophy is—but I suppose I must peg away at it.
At any rate, I propose to peg away in accordance with my own sense of wisdom rather than Solomon's.
Heaven grant that they may be of a kind sufficiently noxious for the doctor to let me peg away at them!
Oh, by jingo, no: it's quite enough to peg away at it when you are with us, without going at it while you are away.
"Let's peg away at this till the chops come," cried Mr. Dundyke.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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