hammer away

== English == === Verb === hammer away (third-person singular simple present hammers away, present participle hammering away, simple past and past participle hammered away) (idiomatic, intransitive) To continue discussing or trying to solve. [with at ‘a subject or problem’] Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hammer,‎ away. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “hammer away” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “hammer away”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.