hack away at

Definition

Definition of hack away at - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

physical actioncut or chop something again and again with force

He had to hack away at the thick branches.

persistent effortwork on something difficult for a long time

She continued to hack away at her homework all night.

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Expressions with hack

hack about

move or work in a rough, casual way

He spent the afternoon hacking about in the garden.

hack around

experiment with something in a casual way

She decided to hack around with the new software.

hack away

cut something repeatedly with heavy blows

He hacked away at the tree with an axe.

hack it

manage to succeed in a difficult situation

She couldn't hack it in the competitive job market.

do hack writing

write quickly with low quality for money

She had to do hack writing to pay the bills.

hack job

work done quickly with poor quality

The repair was just a hack job.

Examples of hack away at in a sentence

She hacked away at the old tree stump.
He hacked away at the novel for years.
They hacked away at the problem until it was solved.

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French:tailler à coups de hache, travailler d'arrache-pied sur, ...
German:herumhacken auf, sich durch etwas arbeiten, ...
Italian:colpire ripetutamente, lavorare sodo su, ...
Spanish:cortar a golpes, esforzarse en, ...
Portuguese:golpear, trabalhar arduamente em, ...
Chinese:砍, 埋头苦干, ...
Japanese:叩き切る, 取り組む, ...
Arabic:شَقَّ, ثابَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְקַסֵּחַ, לַעֲבֹד בְּהַתְמָדָה עַל, ...
Russian:рубить, корпеть над, ...
Ukrainian:рубати, працювати над, ...
Hindi:बार-बार काटना, जुटे रहना, ...
Bengali:কাটাছেঁড়া করা, লেগে থাকা, ...
Catalan:tallar a cops, persistir, ...
Czech:sekat, mořit se s něčím, ...
Danish:hugge løs på, blive ved med at knokle med, ...
Dutch:hakken, zwoegen aan, ...
Greek:πελεκώ, δουλεύω επίμονα, ...
Hungarian:vagdosni, küszködni valamivel, ...
Khmer:កាប់បំបែកជាបន្តបន្ទាប់, ខំប្រឹងធ្វើ, ...
Korean:마구 잘라내다, 매달리다, ...
Persian:بریدن مکرر, کلنجار رفتن, ...
Polish:rąbać, mozolić się nad czymś, ...
Portuguese (BR):golpear, trabalhar arduamente em, ...
Romanian:a ciopli, a lucra din greu la, ...
Swedish:hugga loss, kämpa med, ...
Thai:สับ, กัดฟันทำ, ...
Turkish:doğramak, uğraşmak, ...
Vietnamese:chặt liên hồi, cặm cụi làm, ...

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