slave away

Verb

Meaning

slave away (third-person singular simple present slaves away, present participle slaving away, simple past and past participle slaved away)

(intransitive) To work very hard.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

bullock drudge travail slave toil moil toiling knuckle down plug away kill oneself worked peg away beaver away work like a mule

Antonyms

duck wag shirk doss skive unbutton
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Examples

With mind distracted, never thinking, "Death is coming," To slave away on the pointless business of mundane life, And then to come out empty--it is a tragic error. (116) trans by Robert Thurman. Huston Smith

Close letter words and terms

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