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
Jeremy	['dʒerimi]
ÉLoÏSe	e-lo-EEZ	French
Linsey	LIN-zee	English
Aboubacar	-	Western African
Philippa	FIL-i-pə (English), fi-LIP-ə (English)	English (British), German
Vivyan	VIV-ee-ən	English (Rare)