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hammer away


To continue discussing or trying to solve.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

They hammer away at the math problem until they find the answer.

CONTEXTUAL

The team had to hammer away at the project for hours before they finally reached a solution.

COMPLEX

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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  2. 02

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  3. 03

    bang away

    to strike or hit repeatedly

  4. 04

    bear away the bell

    To be superior in something.

  5. 05

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    To work hard at a task.

  6. 06

    blaze away

    To fire (firearms) repeatedly.

  7. 07

    blow away

    To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.

  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026