beaver

informal: to work hard and steadily at something
To beaver away means working continuously and energetically on a task, often for a long time, like a beaver building a dam.
beaver meaning in Hindi
अनौपचारिक: किसी काम में लगातार और मेहनत से जुटे रहना
'Beaver away' का मतलब है किसी काम पर लगातार और ऊर्जा से जुटे रहना, अक्सर लंबे समय तक, जैसे बीवर बांध बनाने में जुटा रहता है।
Examples
- She has been beavering away on her thesis every evening for the past month.वह पिछले एक महीने से हर शाम अपनी थीसिस पर लगातार मेहनत कर रही है।
- The volunteers beavered away for hours, packing food parcels for flood victims.स्वयंसेवक घंटों तक लगातार काम करते रहे, बाढ़ पीड़ितों के लिए भोजन के पैकेट पैक करते हुए।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
To BEAVER AWAY is to keep working like a busy beaver building its dam.
💡 Did you know?
This term comes from the animal known for its tireless work in building dams. People use it to describe someone who is focused and busy with a difficult task.
Word origin
From Middle English bever, from Old English befer, from Proto-West Germanic *bebru, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰébʰrus ('beaver'). Cognate with West Frisian bever, compare Dutch bever, compare French bièvre, compare German Biber, dialectal compare Swedish bjur.
Other meanings
noun a large water animal known for building dams from wood
beaver meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | अनौपचारिक: किसी काम में लगातार और मेहनत से जुटे रहना |
| Arabic · العربية | غير رسمي: العمل بجد وثبات على شيء ما |
| French · Français | informel : travailler dur et sans relâche sur quelque chose |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | informal: bekerja keras dan tekun pada sesuatu |
| Chinese · 中文 | 非正式:埋头苦干,持续努力做某事 |
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