plug away (v)
peg away (v)
slog (v)
keep one's nose to the grindstone (v)
keep one's shoulder to the wheel (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def work doggedly or persistently
examples She keeps plugging away at her dissertation
Frame - 2 Somebody ----s
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
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Hypernym work
Derivationally related form slog → slogger
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Derivationally related form slogger → slog
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