Wiktionary
slave away
vb. (context intransitive English) To work very hard.
Usage examples of "slave away".
If he give a male or female slave away for forced labor, and the merchant sublease them, or sell them for money, no objection can be raised.
He, laughed, hurled the red slave away from him, a dozen feet away, into the dust.
Wondering whether her mistress had gone deaf, Nacoya called the slave away from freshening the crib to help manage the Acoma heir, who yelled until his face was red, and made everyone's ears sore.
Wondering whether her mistress had gonedeaf, Nacoya called the slave away from freshening the crib to helpmanage the Acoma heir, who yelled until his face was red, and madeeveryone's ears sore.