hammer away at

Keep at something continuously, as in The reporters hammered away at the candidate. This phrase employs hammer in the sense of "beat repeatedly," a usage dating from the mid-1600s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bakir	-	Bosnian
Desiderius	-	Late Roman
Elpidio	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Mirta	-	Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Caio	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Corradino	kor-rah-DEE-no	Italian