Idiom idiom
work away
Meaning
Synonym of fire away.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“If you have questions, just work away.”
“I am ready to hear your feedback, so please work away.”
“The committee members signaled their readiness for the presentation, telling the speaker to work away with his proposal.”
Anchors to
- 01
away game
An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.
- 02
away with the fairies
Not all there; slightly crazy.
- 03
bang away
to strike or hit repeatedly
- 04
bear away the bell
To be superior in something.
- 05
beaver away
To work hard at a task.
- 06
blaze away
To fire (firearms) repeatedly.
- 07
blow away
To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.
- 08
blow the cobwebs away
To make changes for space for new fresh ideas
Last updated August 10, 2026