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plug away

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plug away (at something) and peg away (at something)
to keep trying something; to keep working at something. John kept pegging away at the trumpet until he became pretty good at it. I'm not very good at it, but I keep plugging away.
See also: away, plug
plug away (at something)
to keep working in a determined way He's experienced plenty of hard times, but Ed is still plugging away, playing several nights a week at a local jazz club. The powerful computer was plugging away at the problem for weeks.
See also: away, plug
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Growing up as a child I was taught to never give up and plug away until you achieve what you are destined for There are so many books out there on how to succeed in life and various ways to achieve your goals Growing up as a child I was taught to never give up and plug away until you achieve what you are destined for.
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McAllister said: "I always felt I was in with a chance and knew I just needed to plug away.
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