slug away

verb

To work very hard (at); to toil

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Meanings

verbslug away (third-person singular simple present slugs away, present participle slugging away, simple past and past participle slugged away)

present singular third person slugs away · participle present slugging away · participle past slugged away · past slugged away

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo work very hard (at); to toil
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APA

slug away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slug%20away

MLA

“slug away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slug%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slug away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slug%20away.

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