| 单词 | to work like a slave |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto work like a slave P1. In similative phrases, as the type of a person who works or is made to work hard, tirelessly, etc., esp. in to work like a slave. Π 1686 H. Higden Mod. Ess. 13th Satyr Juvenal 30 We predestin'd Reprobates, Are persecuted by the Fates. Like Slaves must drudge and carry double, Tugging the labouring Oar of Trouble. ?1720 Wits Secretary 83 So the Man who with Yoaking is once but oppress'd Must drudge like a Slave, or toil like a Beast. 1892 F. Marryat How like Woman 17 She can hardly keep bread in her mouth and a dress on her back, and works like a slave at her painting to make ends meet. 1955 N. Coward Diary 15 Sept. (2000) 282 Pete is working like a slave, orchestrating all day long while I grind out lyrics. 2012 Times 5 Oct. 57/1 The crisis at Kingfisher Airlines deepened last night after the wife of a company employee committed suicide and staff said that they were being treated ‘like slaves’ in a bitter row over unpaid salaries. < as lemmas |
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