(~s, ~ging, ~ged)
1.
If you ~ through something, you work hard and steadily through it. (INFORMAL)
They secure their degrees by ~ging through an intensive 11-month course...
She has ~ged her way through ballet classes since the age of six...
VERB: V prep, V way through n
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Slog away means the same as ~ .
Edward ~ged away, always learning.
PHRASAL VERB: V P
2.
If you describe a task as a ~, you mean that it is tiring and requires a lot of effort. (INFORMAL)
There is little to show for the two years of hard ~.
N-SING: also no det