hack away
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phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo chop or cut something repeatedly and often violently.
The lumberjack hacked away at the tree for hours before it finally fell.
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Jack and the Beanstalk - Bedtime Story Animation | Best Children Classics HD
- Reaching the ground, Jack grabbed an axe and began to hack away at the thick beanstalk
Reaching the ground, Jack grabbed an axe and began to hack away at the thick beanstalk
- Reaching the ground, Jack grabbed an axe and began to hack away at the thick beanstalk.
Reaching the ground, Jack grabbed an axe and began to hack away at the thick beanstalk.
Bagger Vance - Finding the Field
- SORRY I BRING IT UP. HERE. YOU GONNA TAKE THAT. HACK AWAY.
SORRY I BRING IT UP. HERE. YOU GONNA TAKE THAT. HACK AWAY.
- You're going to take that hack away.
You're going to take that hack away.
PBS News Hour full episode, Aug. 31, 2026
- So they can hack away at things.
So they can hack away at things.
Can Trump steal the midterms? | America, Actually
- We have also seen the Supreme Court continue to hack away at the Voting Rights Act and allow completely unmitigated partisan gerrymanders that make it harder for voters of color to elect candidates of their choice under the court's blessing of partisan gerrymanders.
We have also seen the Supreme Court continue to hack away at the Voting Rights Act and allow completely unmitigated partisan gerrymanders that make it harder for voters of color to elect candidates of their choice under the court's blessing of partisan gerrymanders.