chug along



chug along

 
1. Lit. [for a train engine] to labor along slowly. (Steam locomotives made the sound "chug, chug.") The train chugged along to the top of the hill.
2. Fig. to move along at a steady pace. We chugged along for two hours but finally made it home.
See also: chug

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tamazi-Georgian
Andriyahn-DREEYUkrainian
ClaraKLAH-rah (Italian, German, Spanish), KLER-ə (English), KLAR-ə (English)Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Iosaphat-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Uffe-Danish
MariËTte-Dutch