What does the phrasal verb “peg away” mean? Explore the meaning and usage of the phrasal verb “peg away“, illustrated with examples:
Definition
To keep working at something in a determined way.
Example(s)
My grandfather is at the garden pegging away.
I’ve got to peg away at my dissertation if I want to get my Ph.D.
Quote
“In very rare cases, when the matrix just goes on pegging away automatically, the doctor can take advantage of that and ease out the second brat who then can be considered to be, say, three minutes younger […].”
1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 296. See Wiktionary
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