To work relentlessly
She hammered away at her PC all night and finished the project.
I need to hammer away at the phone until all the invitations for our party are made.
Notes: Inseparable
Today's idiom is Squeak By, which means
To make, to do or have just enough to survive
The student was able to squeak by and pay his rent by getting a part-time job.
The team just squeaked by their opponent in the last minute to win.
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Note: this idiom, which means for something "to be close" in the sense of "just making it", probably derives its meaning from the sound of glass being cleaned until it "squeaks".
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