plug away

phrasal verb

plugged away; plugging away; plugs away
informal
: to continue doing something even though it is difficult or boring
—often + at
She kept plugging away at her homework.

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But throughout it all, Arenado has seemingly been plugging away at getting back to being himself. — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 The story follows supervillain Plankton, still plugging away trying to take over the world, but this time his plans are thwarted by his supercomputer wife Karen. — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025

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