HyperDic: grind_away

English > 1 sense of the expression grind away:
VERBcognitiongrind away, cram, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bonestudy intensively, as before an exam
English > grind away: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaningstudy intensively, as before an exam.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymscram, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone
Broaderstudy, hit the booksLearn by reading books
Similar tocramPrepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
Spanishempollar, estudiar

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