| 单词 | to tug at the oar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tug at the (an) oar b. In phrase to tug at the (an) oar, to row as a galley slave; hence figurative to toil unremittingly; to labour in a subordinate capacity; to do the drudgery. Cf. oar n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [verb (intransitive)] > work hard or toil workeOE swingc1000 to the boneOE labourc1390 toilc1400 drevyll?1518 drudge1548 droy1576 droil1591 to tug at the (an) oar1612 to stand to it1632 rudge1676 slave1707 to work like a beaver1741 to hold (also keep, bring, put) one's nose to the grindstone1828 to feague it away1829 to work like a nigger1836 delve1838 slave1852 leather1863 to sweat one's guts out1890 hunker1903 to sweat (also work) one's guts out1932 to eat (also work) like a horse1937 beaver1946 to work like a drover's dog1952 to get one's nose down (to)1962 the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > toil > steadily or dully plod1562 to tug at the (an) oar1612 plot1621 grub1735 grind1855 plough1891 stodge1912 1612 T. Dekker If it be not Good sig. B Hels drudge, her Gally-slaue. I ha' wore, My flesh toth' bones..at the Oaer Tugging. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 295 We must sit here..and tug at the Oar, while they steer which way they please. a1764 R. Lloyd Author's Apol. 21 Oh! 'Tis a service irksome more Than tugging at the slavish oar. 1875 A. Maclaren Serm. 2nd Ser. viii. 145 Kept him tugging away all his life at the oar, administering the affairs of a Kingdom. < as lemmas |
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