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Discover LudwigThe phrase "chug on" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe the act of continuing to do something with determination or persistence, often in a casual or informal context. Example: "Even though the project was challenging, we decided to chug on and finish it by the deadline."
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"But we just chug on, you know?" he said.
But though the train would chug on for sixteen months, it was nearly thrown off-track by one dispute after another.
AMERICA's high-speed rail plans chug on.
"Now he can chug on for a hundred more.
Hazelwood – the dirtiest power station in the country – and Yallourn, almost as bad, chug on.
Perhaps she will have swapped her diary for a WordPress account, ditched her 1990s chardonnay for a fruity New World pinot and packed up the Silk Cut (save for the occasional chug on a smokeless fag during Homeland).
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In the company of the stylish Ryan McLaren, Smith chugged on, playing risk-averse, deft strokes, only to fall attempting his first rash shot, a slog‑sweep off Samit Patel – who pinned Tino Best lbw later in the over – which found mid-wicket.
Chugging on, we crossed shallow Lake Debo, one of the few permanent areas of water in this biblical flood land, covering maybe 20,000 sq km of marsh and farmland.
The boat chugged on through the darkness.
Even absent a sovereign, things in London chugged on effectively.
The treadmill chugs on, the repetitive tasks roll by.
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