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
Bishan	-	Indian, Hindi
Freddy	['fredi]
Marcos	['ma:kəus]
Rameses	RAM-ə-seez (English)	Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Mina (1)	MEE-nə (English), MEE-nah (Dutch, Limburgish)	English, Dutch, Limburgish
Amada	ah-MAH-dhah	Spanish