work like a horse en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (idiomatic, informal, qualifier:simile) To work very hard; to toil.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| working like a horse | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| works like a horse | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| worked like a horse | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| worked like a horse | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
eat like a horse · workhorse · piss like a racehorse
Synonyms
work like a mule · work like a dog · work like a nailer · work like a Trojan
Translations (10)
es batirse el cobre (to work very hard; toil) · hu dolgozik, mint egy ló (to work very hard; toil) · es dar el callo (to work very hard; toil) · ru рабо́тать как вол (to work very hard; toil) · pl harować jak wół (to work very hard; toil) · ru рабо́тать как ло́шадь (to work very hard; toil) · es trabajar como un condenado (to work very hard; toil) · id kerja lembur bagai kuda (to work very hard; toil) · ko 소처럼 일하다 (to work very hard; toil) · vi quần quật (to work very hard; toil)