hammer away at
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Hibs began to hammer away at the Rangers defence and Jon McLaughlin superbly foiled a near-post header from Lewis Miller before Bushiri's shot bounced agonisingly wide off a team-mate.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2022
Defense attorneys, however, will hammer away at the credibility of undercover FBI agents and informants who fooled the group into thinking they were allies.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Mr. Mattis acknowledged Tuesday the position White House national security strategists were putting Congress, as well as the Pentagon, as the administration continues to hammer away at a proposed strategy for Afghanistan.
From Washington Times • Jun. 13, 2017
At least publicly, Denver's Gary Kubiak said he doesn't plan to hammer away at that message.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2016
The drum is the national music of the people of Zinder, and they hammer away at it from morning to night.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James
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