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
Florianne	-	French
Rhiannon	hri-AN-ahn (Welsh), ree-AN-ən (English), REE-ən-ən (English)	Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
Grizel	-	Scottish
Chimo	CHEE-mo (Spanish)	Catalan, Spanish
Ion (2)	-	Greek Mythology
Tom (1)	TAHM (English), TAWM (Dutch)	English, Dutch