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Peg away   /pɛg əwˈeɪ/   Listen
Peg away

verb
1.
Work doggedly or persistently.  Synonyms: keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, plug away, slog.





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... Swiveller, 'when relations fall out and disagree. If the wing of friendship should never moult a feather, the wing of relationship should never be clipped, but be always expanded and serene. Why should a grandson and grandfather peg away at each other with mutual wiolence when all might be bliss and concord. Why not jine hands ...
— The Old Curiosity Shop • Charles Dickens


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