/w??k/B2totryhard toachievesomething:Mostcoupleswouldagreethat for amarriagetosucceed, bothpartieshave toworkat it.[+ -ing verb]You need toworkat improvingyourwriting.More examples
I need toworkat mypianoplaying.
You'll neverlearnSpanishif you don'tworkat it.
He'sworkingatcontrollinghistemper.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesTrying and making an effort
A game
all-out
assault
attempt
attempted
bid
commitment
crack
go down swinging/fightingidiom
go for itidiom
go forsomeone
go out ofyourwayidiom
go the extra mileidiom
nose
seek
smarten upyouractidiom
square the circleidiom
step on the gasidiom
stick atsomething
stick tosomething
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