That lesson is not easy, but hammer away at it and you will get it right.
The speaker hammered at his opponent's ideas.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
hammer away — / hammer into [v] work hard at continue, drive home*, drub into*, drudge, drum into*, endeavor, grind*, grind into*, impress upon, instruct, keep on, peg away*, persevere, persist, plug away*, pound away*, repeat, stick to*, try hard, try… … New thesaurus
hammer away — v. (d; intr.) to hammer away at (to hammer away at a compromise; to hammer away at the enemy) * * * [ hæmə(r)ə weɪ] (d; intr.) to hammer away at (to hammer away at a compromise; to hammer away at the enemy) … Combinatory dictionary
hammer away at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hammer away at : present tense I/you/we/they hammer away at he/she/it hammers away at present participle hammering away at past tense hammered away at past participle hammered away at informal 1) hammer away… … English dictionary
hammer away at — Synonyms and related words: always trot out, apply the mind, belabor, dig, drudge, dwell on, dwell upon, fag, grind, grub, hammer, hammer at, hammer away, harp on, insist upon, keep doggedly at, labor, moil, peg, peg away, plod, plug, plug along … Moby Thesaurus
hammer away — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hammer away at a task or activity, you work at it constantly and with great energy. [V P at n] Palmer kept hammering away at his report. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you hammer away at an idea or subject, you keep talking about it,… … English dictionary
hammer away at sb — UK US hammer away at sb Phrasal Verb with hammer({{}}/ˈhæmər/ verb [T] ► to criticize someone or something strongly: »Plaintiffs hammered away at him for drawing $28 million in fees from his former company … Financial and business terms
hammer away at sth — UK US hammer away at sth Phrasal Verb with hammer({{}}/ˈhæmər/ verb [T] ► to work hard for a long time in order to achieve something: »Senators promised they would continue to hammer away at issues affecting workers … Financial and business terms
hammer away — work hard and persistently. → hammer … English new terms dictionary
hammer away at something — ˌhammer aˈway at sth derived to work hard in order to finish or achieve sth; to keep repeating sth in order to get the result that you want • She kept hammering away at that point all through the meeting. Main entry: ↑hammerderived … Useful english dictionary
hammer away — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. try hard, try repeatedly, continue, endeavor; see hit 1 , try 1 … English dictionary for students
