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
Addinsell	[adinsel]
Shanae	shə-NAY	English (Modern)
Jayson	JAY-sən	English
Aidan	AY-dən	Irish, Scottish, English (Modern)
Clodovicus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Stevo	-	Serbian, Croatian