keep (someone) at it

idiom

: to force or cause (someone) to continue doing something
The coach kept us (hard) at it until late afternoon.

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Kwiatek is emblematic of a large but little-known swath of the art world — those who have never been famous and likely never will be but doggedly, passionately keep at it anyway. Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023 Kiehm, who likely spends more days each year pursuing steelhead on local waters than any other angler through personal outings and trips with clients through PK Fishing Tours, his part-time guiding business, will keep at it. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2023 Democrats have begun to reclaim it and should keep at it. Michael Sokolove, The New Republic, 15 Sep. 2022 There is even a name for them: zama zamas, a Zulu colloquial term meaning to persevere, to keep at it. Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022 Really just dedicated a lot of our time to practicing and getting better and just tried to just keep at it. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 13 July 2022 Just as thieves keep a close watch on your front stoop for boxes during the holiday shopping season, Amazon's annual summer sale extravaganza has given them a reason to keep at it during the summer. Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022 Get your blog up and running, start posting to your Instagram page, and keep at it. Allbusiness, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021 Unlike last week, Day was unwilling to keep at it until something finally broke. Stephen Means, cleveland, 6 Nov. 2021

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“Keep (someone) at it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20%28someone%29%20at%20it. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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