John kept pegging away at the trumpet until he became pretty good at it.
•I'm not very good at it, but I keep plugging away.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
plug away (at something) — ˌplug a ˈway (at something) [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plug away (at something) he/she/it plugs away (at something) present participle plugging away (at something) past tense plugged away (at something … Useful english dictionary
plug away at something — plug away (at (something)) to keep working in a determined way. He s experienced plenty of hard times, but Ed is still plugging away, playing several nights a week at a local jazz club. The powerful computer was plugging away at the problem for… … New idioms dictionary
plug away (at something) — [intransitive] Word forms plug away (at something) : present tense I/you/we/they plug away (at something) he/she/it plugs away (at something) present participle plugging away (at something) past tense plugged away (at something) past participle… … English dictionary
plug away (at something) — [intransitive] Word forms plug away (at something) : present tense I/you/we/they plug away (at something) he/she/it plugs away (at something) present participle plugging away (at something) past tense plugged away (at something) past participle… … English dictionary
plug away at — plug away (at (something)) to keep working in a determined way. He s experienced plenty of hard times, but Ed is still plugging away, playing several nights a week at a local jazz club. The powerful computer was plugging away at the problem for… … New idioms dictionary
plug away — (at (something)) to keep working in a determined way. He s experienced plenty of hard times, but Ed is still plugging away, playing several nights a week at a local jazz club. The powerful computer was plugging away at the problem for weeks … New idioms dictionary
plug away — verb 1. work doggedly or persistently She keeps plugging away at her dissertation • Syn: ↑peg away, ↑slog, ↑keep one s nose to the grindstone, ↑keep one s shoulder to the wheel • Derivationally related forms: ↑slogger … Useful english dictionary
plug away — PHRASAL VERB If you plug away, you keep trying very hard to do something or achieve something even though you find it difficult. [V P] My confidence is still there and I ll just keep plugging away … English dictionary
plug — plug1 S3 [plʌg] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(electricity)¦ 2¦(bath)¦ 3¦(advertisement)¦ 4¦(in an engine)¦ 5 pull the plug (on something) 6¦(to fill a hole)¦ 7¦(for holding screws)¦ 8¦(a piece of something)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 … Dictionary of contemporary English
plug — pluggable, adj. pluggingly, adv. plugless, adj. pluglike, adj. /plug/, n., v., plugged, plugging. n. 1. a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge. 2. a core or interior segment taken … Universalium
plug — 1 noun (C) 1 ELECTRICITY a) a thing used for connecting a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity: a two pin plug b) BrE informal a piece of plastic, usually on a wall, where electrical equipment is connected to the main… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
