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toil away
verb as in burn the midnight oil
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To the left a camp hospital is springing up, and khaki figures toil away with ropes and canvas.
“I pity you poor fellows who have to toil away on board that filthy whaler,” cried Muggins.
The devil has captured you—he has taken toil away from you, and slipped machines and telegrams into your hands.
Men will toil away their lives that they may revive some of the salient points of this great fight for freedom.
Cal could now toil away with his lame hand to set the other at liberty.
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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to toil away, such as: bear down, cram, do double duty, elucubrate, grind, and lucubrate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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