beaver away
To work hard at a task.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“She is beavering away at her homework.”
“The students have been beavering away at their final projects all week to meet the deadline.”
“While the rest of the team took a long lunch, he remained at his desk, beavering away at the complex financial report until it was perfect.”
From the metaphorical image of a person working as industriously as a beaver building its dam.
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away game
An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.
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away with the fairies
Not all there; slightly crazy.
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bang away
to strike or hit repeatedly
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bear away the bell
To be superior in something.
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blaze away
To fire (firearms) repeatedly.
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blow away
To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.
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blow the cobwebs away
To make changes for space for new fresh ideas
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bottle away
To store up or stock up.
Last updated August 10, 2026