Thomson pegged away for years at a shoe repair business.
Jones kept pegging away, and finally recognition came.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
peg away — verb work doggedly or persistently She keeps plugging away at her dissertation • Syn: ↑plug away, ↑slog, ↑keep one s nose to the grindstone, ↑keep one s shoulder to the wheel • Derivationally related forms: ↑slogger … Useful english dictionary
peg away — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms peg away : present tense I/you/we/they peg away he/she/it pegs away present participle pegging away past tense pegged away past participle pegged away British informal [intransitive] to keep doing something in … English dictionary
peg away — informal work hard over a long period. → peg … English new terms dictionary
peg away — {v.} To work methodically, industriously, or steadily * /Thomson pegged away for years at a shoe repair business./ * /Jones kept pegging away, and finally recognition came./ … Dictionary of American idioms
peg away — {v.} To work methodically, industriously, or steadily * /Thomson pegged away for years at a shoe repair business./ * /Jones kept pegging away, and finally recognition came./ … Dictionary of American idioms
peg away (at something) — ˌpeg aˈway (at sth) derived (informal, especially BrE) to continue working hard at sth or trying to achieve sth difficult Main entry: ↑pegderived … Useful english dictionary
peg away at — work diligently at, work very hard at … English contemporary dictionary
peg — [peg] n. [ME pegge, prob. < LowG source, as in Du peg, wooden plug < IE base * bak , staff > L baculum, stick] 1. a short, usually tapering or pointed piece of wood, metal, etc. used to hold parts together or in place, or to close an… … English World dictionary
peg — ► NOUN 1) a short projecting pin or bolt used for hanging things on, securing something in place, or marking a position. 2) a clip for holding things together or hanging up clothes. 3) chiefly Indian a measure of spirits. 4) a point or limit on a … English terms dictionary
Peg — Peg, v. i. To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; usually with on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
