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
Theunis	TUU-nis	Dutch
Alise (2)	-	English (Rare)
Linos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Sigdag	-	Ancient Germanic
Sixtus	-	Late Roman
Bernardine	ber-nar-DEEN	French (Rare)