plug away

plug away (at something)

and peg away (at something)

to keep trying something; to keep working at something. John kept pegging away at the trumpet until he became pretty good at it. I'm not very good at it, but I keep plugging away.

plug away (at something)

to keep working in a determined way He's experienced plenty of hard times, but Ed is still plugging away, playing several nights a week at a local jazz club. The powerful computer was plugging away at the problem for weeks.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tzufit	-	Hebrew
France	-	French
Yachna	-	Hebrew
Elazar	-	Jewish
ÉTienne	e-TYEN (French), e-TSYEN (Quebec French)	French
Jordyn	JAWR-din	English (Modern)