plug away

grind away hammer away/hammer into labor muck perform plod pound away slog sweat toil travail

back to the salt mines dig in keep nose to grindstone

idle laze

avoid be lazy dodge hesitate

continue drive home drub into drudge drum into endeavor grind grind into impress upon instruct keep on peg away persevere persist pound away repeat stick to try hard try repeatedly work

hammer away keep one's shoulder to the wheel peg away put one's nose to the grindstone struggle on wade through work hard

strive sweat tend toil

cultivate drive drudge endeavor grind away plod strain struggle travail

exert oneself pour it on work oneself to the bone

ignore neglect

be lazy idle laze rest

relax

back cultivate drive drudge endeavor fag grind plod slave strain strive struggle sweat tend toil travail tug work

bear down exert oneself pour it on work oneself to the bone

be lazy destroy discourage dissuade idle ignore laze neglect rest

endure hold on keep going persist press on proceed pursue stand firm

continue maintain remain

be determined be resolved be stubborn carry on go for broke go for it go on hang in hang tough hold fast keep driving keep on leave no stone unturned see it through stay the course stick with it

cease discontinue give up stop

be lazy idle leave quit

drudge grind labor persevere scratch slave sweat toil

bear down buckle down knuckle down plough through

be lazy idle laze

breeze tiptoe walk lightly

cope seek strive tackle toil try

assay attempt dig endeavor grind hassle hustle offer plug scratch slave strain sweat undertake

bend over backwards break one's back break one's neck exert oneself give it one's best shot give the old college try go all out have one's nose to grindstone make every effort take a crack take a stab take on try one's hardest work like a dog

forget idle neglect

be lazy ignore laze procrastinate withhold

rest surrender yield

labor manage pursue strive toil try

dig drive drudge freelance hustle manufacture moil moonlight ply slog specialize strain sweat

apply oneself be gainfully employed buckle down carry on do a job do business earn a living have a job hold a job knuckle down nine-to-five it peg away punch a clock take on

stop

be lazy idle laze

destroy relax rest