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
Neda (2)	-	Persian
Dag	DAHG (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Erato	-	Greek Mythology
Georgia	JOR-jə (English)	English, Greek
Raelene	ray-LEEN	English (Rare)
Gudbrand	-	Norwegian, Danish