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hammer away at

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Definition


To work relentlessly. To pound on something.

Context : Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic: pound, relentless, work on

Usage of “hammer away at”

  1. Hammer away at the math problem, you'll eventually solve it.

  2. The candidates hammered away at each other at the debate.

Examples of idiom “hammer away at” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'AmbyWerewolf'
    AmbyWerewolf:

    Today while I was sleeping, the people above me decided they needed to hammer away at something for an hour and a half.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'obamafoodorama'
    obamafoodorama:

    Stupak will be cast as biggest sell out of all by Republicans, who will hammer away at "meaninglessness" of exec order, for weeks to come

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'elise_huard'
    elise_huard:

    keynote open, and let's hammer away at that presentation. The goal is to have it finished and timed by tonight.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'poptopvw'
    poptopvw:

    a woodpecker is hammering away at my house. i doubt he's finding what he's looking for. #ruckus

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'MentatJack'
    MentatJack:

    After hammering away at a problem for a while, I just realized it'd be better solved with a drill.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'daVinci70'
    daVinci70:

    thought she was going to have several tasks done already. But alas it just wasn't meant to be. I am hammering away at resumes and websites

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'Dr_Rose'
    Dr_Rose:

    @MoLovesOc yeah I know. That's why I'm hammering away at him