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Verb

(hammer away) To persevere with a task or endeavor

works like a dog

works like a Trojan

kills oneself with

works your fingers to the bone

exerts yourself

gives it your all

bends over backwards

keeps your head down

works day and night

applies oneself

breaks one's back

makes every effort

knocks oneself out

puts one's back into something

does all one can

leans over backwards

pushes yourself

puts yourself out

works oneself to the bone

works like a slave

makes an all-out effort

ruptures yourself

pulls out all the stops

falls over backwards

burns the candle at both ends

gives it your best shot

breaks your neck

makes an effort

busts one's balls

does your damnedest

works one's butt off

gets your head down

makes a great effort

acquits oneself

keeps your nose to the grindstone

works your guts out

works one's socks off

perseveres with

soldiers on with

puts up a fight against

spares no effort

moves heaven and earth

does one's best

does your utmost

gets down to it

commits oneself

devotes yourself

shows commitment

shows dedication

goes for the doctor

jumps through hoops

uses some elbow grease

takes it on oneself

leaves no stone unturned

puts one's back into it

fights your way

ploughs through

rolls up one's sleeves

makes a supreme effort

makes an attempt

gives all one's got

goes hammer and tongs

gives best shot

gives it a whirl

gives it a burl

gets your act together

pulls up one's socks

does all you can

gives it all one has

busts one's butt

tries one's hardest

has one's nose to grindstone

works one's tail off

works fingers to bone

keeps nose to grindstone

works very hard

overworks oneself

proceeds laboriously

goes all-out for

takes great pains

goes all out for

goes the whole nine yards

empties the tank

pays attention to

tries very hard

drives oneself to the limit

directs your efforts towards

strains every nerve

pushes oneself to the limit

applies oneself to

takes a crack at

makes a pass at

takes a whack at

takes a stab at

puts to the test

makes an attempt at

goes for the jugular

puts your head down

puts effort into something

puts one's back in it

puts one's shoulder to the wheel

gives old college try

pulls out all stops

getd down to brass tacks

bellies up to the bar

gets down to business

gets down to the nitty-gritty

gets down to nuts and bolts

moves with difficulty

battles one's way

makes one's way with difficulty

proceeds with difficulty

works one's way

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“They go to the gym together, where Chloe lounges in the sunroom while her mother plods away on the treadmill, to the cinema to watch romantic comedies, and on shopping excursions to the Brighton malls.”

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