peg away
Example Sentences
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How he’d pull out his little hammer and peg away at these wonderful rocks!
From Dorothy on a Ranch by Raymond, Evelyn
And in the fallacious hope that the chops were coming, did the unconscious couple "peg" away till the driver clacked his long whip, and summoned his passengers to resume their seats in the diligence.
From Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry
He was not always successful at the first attempt, but his self-reliance caused him to peg away in the face of every difficulty and even seeming failure, and he invariably succeeded in the end.
From The Story of Garfield Farm-boy, Soldier, and President by Rutherford, William G.
At any rate, I propose to peg away in accordance with my own sense of wisdom rather than Solomon's.
From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted
We begin about four o'clock in the afternoon, and peg away till any hour to-morrow morning that one or two Members please.
From Punch Among the Planets by Various
