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HUBLOT Posted 11 years ago
- hack away at a bush
- hack a bush
- hack at a bush
Are these three all correct? Do they mean the same?
Grammar
Hack away at something
- hack away at a bush
- hack a bush
- hack at a bush
Are these three all correct? Do they mean the same?
Top answer
" "Hack away" suggests a cutting action which involves/requires more time and effort.
- " "Hack away" suggests a cutting action which involves/requires more time and effort.
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"Hack at" is equivalent to "hack" which means "cut."
"Hack away" suggests a cutting action which involves/requires more time and effort.
"Hack away" suggests a cutting action which involves/requires more time and effort.
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HUBLOTAre these three all correct?Yes.
HUBLOTDo they mean the same?Roughly. "away" adds a feeling of doing it vigorously and repeatedly/continuously. "at" may lubricate the phrase and/or emphasise the bush as a target, or in some contexts suggest more haphazard or ineffective activity.
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