0 to try hard to achieve something: --
[ + -ing verb ] You need to work at improving your writing.
Most couples would agree that for a marriage to succeed, both parties have to work at it.
He's working at controlling his temper.
You'll never learn Spanish if you don't work at it.
I need to work at my piano playing.
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European
May 10, 2021
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Shimmer
work at sth