strain away

strain away (at something)

to work very hard, continuously, at doing something. She strained away at her weights, getting stronger every day. She was straining away on the rowing machine when we came in.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Achilles	ə-KIL-eez (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Dores	DAW-res (Galician)	Portuguese, Galician
Osbeorn	-	Anglo-Saxon
Judikael	-	Breton
Theron	-	Ancient Greek
HjÖRtur	-	Icelandic