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Definition of hammer away at phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hammer away at

phrasal verb
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hammer away at something
  1. to work hard in order to finish or achieve something; to keep repeating something in order to get the result that you want
    • She kept hammering away at that point all through the meeting.
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