hammer away
To continue discussing or trying to solve.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“They hammer away at the math problem until they find the answer.”
“The team had to hammer away at the project for hours before they finally reached a solution.”
“Despite the mounting criticism from his peers, the researcher continued to hammer away at his complex theory, convinced that persistence would eventually reveal the truth.”
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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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beaver away
To work hard at a task.
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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
Last updated August 10, 2026