English Explanatory Dictionary

beaver away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To work hard at a task.

Pronunciation

en-au-beaver away.ogg

Word forms

beaver away beavers away beavering away beavered away

Etymology

From the metaphorical image of a person working as industriously as a beaver building its dam.

Related words

eager beaver

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