pound away



pound away (at someone or something)

to hammer or batter constantly on someone or something. The cops pounded away at the poor guy, and then they put him in handcuffs. The jackhammer kept pounding away at the pavement.
See also: away, pound

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Downey['dauni:]
Corinneko-REEN (French), kə-REEN (English), kə-RIN (English)French, English
Tara (2)-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Pietrina-Italian
Gurgen-Armenian, Georgian
Elsie['elsi]