grind away at — to work very hard and persistently at something, especially something difficult or boring
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to work very hard and persistently at something, especially something difficult or boring
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡraɪnd əˈweɪ æt/
Korean meaning: 어렵거나 지루한 일을 끈질기게 계속 열심히 하다
Korean pronunciation: 그라인드 어**웨이** 앳
Example Sentences
- I've been grinding away at this math problem for hours, and I still can't solve it!
- Tom has been grinding away at learning Korean, but he still orders pizza by pointing at the menu.
- She's grinding away at her diet, but the chocolate cake keeps calling her name.
grind away at
NOUN//ɡraɪnd əˈweɪ æt//
to work very hard and persistently at something, especially something difficult or boring
to work very hard and persistently at something, especially something difficult or boring
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Grind away at it with your mind, and you'll find the answer!
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Origin
grind는 원래 곡물을 갈아서 가루로 만드는 행위에서 유래했습니다. 계속해서 돌리고 압력을 가하는 반복적인 작업의 의미가 '끈질기게 노력하다'는 뜻으로 확장되었습니다.
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“I've been grinding away at this math problem for hours, and I still can't solve it!”
“Tom has been grinding away at learning Korean, but he still orders pizza by pointing at the menu.”
“She's grinding away at her diet, but the chocolate cake keeps calling her name.”
“The team has been grinding away at this project for weeks to meet the deadline.”
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