keep grinding away
продолжать упорно работать
You cannot keep grinding away at your desk without resting.
Нельзя без конца вкалывать за столом без отдыха.
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phrasal verb · B2 · often · UK/US
grind away
grind away
Meaning of grind away
English
to work hard and in a determined way over a long period of time, often on something that is boring or difficult
Русский
долго и упорно работать над скучным или трудным делом
Pronunciation
British English
/ˌɡraɪnd əˈweɪ/
American English
/ˌɡraɪnd əˈweɪ/
grind away with Russian translation
Сочетания со словом grind away
Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.
14 сочетаний
Упорно работать над делом
Working persistently on a task- grind away at a reportупорно работать над отчётом
- grind away at your studiesупорно заниматься учёбой
- grind away at a difficult problemупорно биться над трудной задачей
- grind away at paperworkупорно работать с документами
- grind away at a thesisупорно работать над диссертацией
- grind away at the same taskупорно выполнять одну и ту же задачу
- grind away at revisionsупорно вносить исправления
Работать долго и настойчиво
Long and sustained effort- grind away all dayвкалывать весь день
- grind away for hoursвкалывать часами
- grind away late into the nightупорно работать до поздней ночи
- grind away day after dayвкалывать день за днём
- grind away without a breakвкалывать без перерыва
- grind away for little rewardвкалывать за скромное вознаграждение
grind away usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
He grinds away at his desk all day.
Он весь день вкалывает за столом.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
She grinds away at the office every day.
Она каждый день вкалывает в офисе.
grind away synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between grind away / plug away / slog away / work hard
P
🇬🇧English
plug away
Keep working steadily at something difficult.
rare word
ENShe kept plugging away at her thesis.
S
🇬🇧English
slog away
Mainly British; work hard at something tiring.
rare word
ENWe slogged away in the garden all weekend.
W
🇬🇧English
work hard
Neutral; no sense of dull, long effort.
very often
ENYou'll pass if you work hard.
Advanced: broader words (1)
T
🇬🇧English
toil
Literary; work very hard, often physically.
rare word
ENFarmers toiled in the fields from dawn to dusk.
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grind away meaning: what does it mean?
to work hard and in a determined way over a long period of time, often on something that is boring or difficult
grind away pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
grind away is pronounced as /ˌɡraɪnd əˈweɪ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
grind away definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Он весь день вкалывает за столом. Translation: He grinds away at his desk all day.
Is grind away part of Skills and Career vocabulary?
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