scribble away

scribble away (at something)

To work hard and hastily writing something down, especially by hand. The students were all scribbling away so intensely that they didn't even notice their teacher leave the room. I could sit in a coffee shop all day scribbling away at my novel, but they don't like it when I loiter there for more than a few hours at a time.
See also: away, scribble
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

scribble away (at something)

to write hard and fast at some task. He scribbled away at his notes as the lecturer droned on. Jane sat in the library scribbling away.
See also: away, scribble
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • scribble
  • scribble away (at something)
  • scribble down
  • chuck (something) in (to something)
  • chuck in
  • chuck into
  • chuck (something) into (something)
  • skip off
  • not think twice about (something)
  • gulp down
References in periodicals archive
Whether it's a fancy hair-do or glasses, scribble away on the screen as you wish.
The sombre, Art Deco-style illustrations remind me of a less riotous Beryl Cook, with beautifully drawn household clutter contributing to a sense of claustrophobic isolation as the round-faced family members scribble away.
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There's going to be an episode so ridiculous at St James' Park that you can liberate your pen and gleefully scribble away without any fear of comeback.
Most of the celebrity portraits he produced, such as the one of Cinderella star Blanchett, were done during the press conferences, when the artist would scribble away as they talked to the journalists.
TALENTED doodlers across the region are being invited to scribble away for a worthy cause.
So scribble away. And we'll entertain the hope that American Theatre can help you perfect your theatregoing agenda, month by month.
He could write things down, and he would scribble away," the Age quoted her as telling W Magazine.
Let them scribble away to their hearts' content for just 99p with a Doodle Activity Book.
The 40-year-old gets up at 5am to scribble away, before heading off to work at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics in Llanberis.
So go ahead, ban the boys from writing books while they're still playing - that's not the worst idea, as it happens - but don't you dare allow them to scribble away their thoughts and then have the cheek to say that they're in trouble if they state the truth.
You scribble away through the questions and you couldn't have possibly written any more.
She gives an interview from behind a plastic sheet as the reporters scribble away while wearing ball mouth gags.
I would scribble away about things that had happened to me but no-one was ever interested so then I would screw it up and throw it in the bin.
"The To my Megasketcher is a great toy for toddlers and they can scribble away at home or in the car.