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hammer away at

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  1. Keep at something continuously, as in The reporters hammered away at the candidate. This phrase employs hammer in the sense of “beat repeatedly,” a usage dating from the mid-1600s.


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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

I used to hammer away at wanting to see marriage equality.

From Washington Post Sep. 8, 2021

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

"As long as our field army is in good shape, they can hammer away at Belgrade as much as they like."

From Under Fire For Servia by Colonel James Fiske

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