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hammer away at
hammer away at
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.
See also:
away
,
hammer
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Idan
-
Hebrew
Zacharie
za-ka-REE
French
Katinka
kah-TING-kah
(German)
German, Dutch
Takahiro
tah-kah-hee-ṙo
Japanese
Annion
['ænjən]
Natia
-
Georgian
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