beaver away

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle away

Meanings

1

Work busily and persistently

Why “away”? Away can mean you keep doing something for a while. You write away, chat away, or work away.

They beavered away on the report all weekend.
They worked busily and persistently on the report all weekend.
The team beavered away on the costumes all week.
The team worked busily and persistently on the costumes all week.

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