grind out
Work through tediously
To grind out something is to produce it laboriously and mechanically, often in quantity despite difficulty or tedium.
Writers grind out copy on deadline.
Teams grind out victories through determination rather than flair.
Athletes grind out miles in training.
The phrase suggests persistent effort without inspiration—getting the work done through sheer will: She ground out three chapters over the weekend.
Cause to come into being
- manufactureMake goods industrially
- produceMake or manufacture
- outputWhat something generates
- mass-produceManufacture in bulk
fabricate · assemble · extrude · replicate · forge · yield · construct · mold
Continue despite resistance
- soldier onContinue despite difficulty
- persistContinue firmly onward
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- power throughContinue despite obstacles
plod on · toil · drudge · slug away · press on · muddle through · persevere · plug away
generate
Cause to come into being
- manufactureMake goods industrially
- produceMake or manufacture
- outputWhat something generates
mass-produce · fabricate · assemble · extrude · replicate · forge · yield · construct · mold
push through
Continue despite resistance
- soldier onContinue despite difficulty
- persistContinue firmly onward
- endureSuffer through without yielding
power through · plod on · toil · drudge · slug away · press on · muddle through · persevere · plug away
grind outbreeze through
Accomplish with effortless ease
sail through · dash off · whip up · toss off · ace
grind outquit
Cease doing something
abandon · throw in the towel · give up on · give up · walk away from
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