toil away
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“People feel like they have to toil away harder in order to make sure they don’t get fired,” said Angie Callen, an executive coach and author of “Scary Good: Discovering Life Beyond the Sunday Scaries.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
He famously worked alone, content to toil away on his own singular vision, but the innovations he made in visual effects spread well beyond his studio.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
The pigs in Animal Farm start to act more and more like humans - living it up in the old farmer's house, while the rest of the animals toil away, often cold, hungry and over-worked.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2023
It is an unfair position for the Olympics’ labor force, most of whom toil away for years in obscure sports that barely pay the bills.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
We toil away for a couple hours in the heat, sweating and even finding moments to laugh.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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