plod away at

plod away at something

to keep trying to do something. He continues to plod away at writing his novel. It's been three years now. How long have you been plodding away at that book?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Minoru	mee-no-ṙoo	Japanese
Derick	DER-ik	English
Ballendine	['bæləndain]
Diwata	-	Tagalog
ThỊ	-	Vietnamese
Cirillo	chee-REEL-lo	Italian