slug away

Verb

idiomatic intransitive

(idiomatic, intransitive) To work very hard (at); to toil

Japanese Meaning

懸命に働く / 骨折りして働く / 努力して働く / 地道に働く

She plans to slug away at her thesis all weekend to finish on time.

彼女は期限に間に合わせるため、週末中ずっと論文に懸命に取り組むつもりだ。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, intransitive) To work very hard (at); to toil

slugs away

（ present singular third-person ）

slugging away

（ participle present ）

slugged away

（ participle past ）

slugged away

（ past ）