| VERB | social | peg away, plug away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel | work doggedly or persistently |
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| Meaning | Work doggedly or persistently. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | plug away, slog, keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel | |
| Broader | work | Exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity |
| Spanish | trabajar duramente | |
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