slug away
Work through difficulty
Slug away means to work persistently at something difficult or tedious, often for an extended period.
It suggests steady, unglamorous effort rather than quick results: She's been slugging away at her dissertation for three years.
The phrase shares meaning with plug away and implies dogged determination in the face of a challenging or monotonous task.
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- work hardExpend serious effort
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- grindCrush into particles
nose to the grindstone · press on · determination · push forward · power through · keep at it · strain · hustle · fatigue · resilience · persevere · tenacity · exertion · buckle down · resolve · long haul · hard yards · endurance
slug awaygive up
Stop attempting something
quit · abandon · throw in the towel · surrender · stop
slug awaycoast
Land beside the ocean
breeze through · slack off · sail through · loaf · idle
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