over-labour
/ˌəʊvəˈleɪbə/(US over-labor)
verb
1 [with object] To overcome, exhaust, or harass with labour; to overwork; to overburden. Also refl. Now rare.
2 [with object] To labour excessively at, take too many pains with; to elaborate to excess.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in John Palsgrave (d. 1554), teacher and scholar of languages. From over- + labour.
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