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Meanings of hack away in English

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Usage of hack away in English
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Divisive words hack away at the organic links between communities and across borders.
The Guardian
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The real work of the reformers is to hack away these encumbering theories.
Peace Theories and the Balkan War
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She understood, and hurried over to hack away with the knife.
Go home, stranger
4
We had to hack away two tunics stinking with body waste.
Shadows in Bronze
5
The feminist movement has used every tool available to hack away at the patriarchy.
The Guardian
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He was allowed to hack away at Lewis Carroll and delivered an almighty smash.
The Irish Times
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Hell, I get to come back next weekend and hack away all over again.
News.com.au
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If this is true, then opening up those extra pixels is just a hack away.
Wired
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The Catholic nun uses the tool to hack away at tree branches felled by the storm.
The Guardian
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Big enough to hack away the meat of the timber round the pin securing his chains.
Assail
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Men dropped at their guns, or collapsed as they ran to hack away fallen rigging and blocks.
Honour This Day
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If you already have one, hack away.
Wired
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Grab a saw and hack away.
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
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They will instead hack away at anything, however valuable, that they are confident they can lop off at speed.
The Guardian
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Weir soon has to hack away a cross from Bodmer which would otherwise have found Govou in the box.
The Guardian
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Think of this as an edible centrepiece to hack away at, cutting chunks off the main stem, throughout your meal.
The Guardian
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