bash away at

Definition

Definition of bash away at - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

physical forcehit something repeatedly and hard

He bashed away at the old door with a hammer.

batter

hammer

pound

persistent effort

work steadily on a difficult task

She bashed away at the report until midnight.

labor

persist

toil

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Expressions with bash

bash about

damage something by hitting it repeatedly

The kids bashed about the old car in the yard.

bash around

treat someone or something roughly or carelessly

He bashed around the equipment without any concern.

bash in

damage by hitting hard

The vandals bashed in the car windows.

bash on

continue doing something despite difficulties

Even when tired, she decided to bash on.

bash on regardless

continue doing something despite difficulties

Even with the rain, they decided to bash on regardless.

bash out

write or type quickly without much thought

She bashed out the report in an hour.

Examples of bash away at in a sentence

She was bashing away at the stubborn nail.
We bashed away at the puzzle all afternoon.
Keep bashing away at those equations.

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French:s'acharner sur, travailler d'arrache-pied sur, ...
German:auf etwas einschlagen, hartnäckig an etwas arbeiten, ...
Italian:colpire ripetutamente, lavorare alacremente a, ...
Spanish:aporrear, trabajar sin descanso en, ...
Portuguese:martelar, afincar-se em, ...
Chinese:猛砸, 埋头苦干, ...
Japanese:強くたたき続ける, 粘り強く取り組む, ...
Arabic:راحَ يَضرِبُ, ثابَرَ عَلى, ...
Hebrew:לְהַלּוֹם בְּ, לָשֶׁבֶת עַל מְשִׂימָה, ...
Russian:колотить по, упорно работать над, ...
Ukrainian:гатити по, наполегливо працювати над, ...
Hindi:लगातार ज़ोर से मारना, डटे रहकर काम करना, ...
Bengali:আঘাত করতে থাকা, লেগে থাকা, ...
Catalan:atonyinar, treballar-hi de valent, ...
Czech:bušit do, vytrvale pracovat na, ...
Danish:banke løs på, knokle løs på, ...
Dutch:rammen, zwoegen op, ...
Greek:κοπανάω, δουλεύω επίμονα πάνω σε, ...
Hungarian:verni, kitartóan dolgozni valamin, ...
Khmer:វាយសំពង, ខំធ្វើជាប់លាប់, ...
Korean:세게 두드리다, 끈질기게 매달리다, ...
Persian:محکم کوبیدن, جان کندن روی, ...
Polish:walić, mozolić się nad, ...
Portuguese (BR):golpear repetidamente, insistir em, ...
Romanian:a izbi în, a lucra din greu la, ...
Swedish:slå på, jobba på, ...
Thai:กระหน่ำตี, พากเพียรทำ, ...
Turkish:vurmak, didinmek, ...
Vietnamese:đập liên tiếp, cặm cụi làm, ...

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