slave away at something



slave away (at something)

in. to work very hard (doing something). I’m slaving away for $7 an hour and have no prospects for the future.
See also: away, slave

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nikau-Maori
Hedvig-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
ChristabelKRIS-tə-belEnglish (Rare)
Elisabethe-LEE-zah-bet (German), e-LEE-sah-bet (Danish), i-LIZ-ə-bəth (English)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Kelila-Hebrew
Abdulah-Bosnian