What does "peg away" mean?

To work steadily at something To continue working persistently, often on a difficult task.

How do you use "peg away" in a sentence?

She's pegging away at her dissertation. Just peg away and you'll finish. He pegged away at the problem.

Phrasal Verb BritishAustralian ★★★☆☆ Moderate informal

Meaning: To work steadily at something

稳步地努力做某事

Trabajar de forma constante en algo

着実に取り組み続ける

꾸준히 착실하게 일하다

To continue working persistently, often on a difficult task.

坚持不懈地工作，通常是困难的任务。

Continuar trabajando persistentemente, a menudo en una tarea difícil.

しばしば難しいタスクに粘り強く取り組み続けること。

어려운 과제에 끈기 있게 계속 일하다.

Base verb: peg

Particle: away

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

She's pegging away at her dissertation.
她正在埋头写论文
Sigue dale que te pego con su tesis
彼女は論文にこつこつと取り組んでいる
그녀는 논문에 꾸준히 매달리고 있다.
Just peg away and you'll finish.
坚持做下去，你会完成的
Sigue trabajando y acabarás
地道に続ければ終わるよ
꾸준히 하면 끝낼 수 있어.
He pegged away at the problem.
他坚持不懈地解决问题
Perseveró con el problema
彼はその問題に根気よく取り組んだ
그는 그 문제에 끈기 있게 매달렸다.

Context: persistence, steady work, determination

Tone: patient

From steadily pegging or hammering.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal