work away
Labor without stopping
To work away is to continue working steadily, often for an extended period: She worked away at the manuscript all afternoon.
The phrase emphasizes persistence and quiet diligence rather than dramatic effort.
Work away can also mean to work at a distance from home: He works away during the week and comes home on weekends.
- drudgeOne doing hard, dull labor
- slaveOwned human, forced laborer
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- labourStrenuous effort expended
- grindCrush into particles
nose to the grindstone · push · pound · plod · persistence · effort · industriousness · diligence · slog · keep at it · dig in · freelancing · telecommuting · home office · tenacity · endurance · steadfastness · coworking
activity vs. inactivity
work awayrest
Cessation of activity
idle · do nothing · slack off · relax · laze about
work, away, works, worked, working, worker, workers, workable, unworkable