Meanings
verbwork like a horse (third-person singular simple present works like a horse, present participle working like a horse, simple past and past participle worked like a horse)
present singular third person works like a horse · participle present working like a horse · participle past worked like a horse · past worked like a horse
- idiomaticinformalsimileTo work very hard; to toil.
Synonyms: work like a dog, work like a mule, work like a nailer, work like a Trojan
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo work very hard; to toil.
Translations
Hungarian dolgozik, mint egy ló
- dolgozik, mint egy lóto work very hard; toil
Indonesian kerja lembur bagai kuda
- kerja lembur bagai kudato work very hard; toil
Korean 소처럼 일하다
- 소처럼 일하다 (socheoreom ilhada)to work very hard; toil
Polish harować jak wół
- harować jak wółto work very hard; toil
Russian рабо́тать как ло́шадь, рабо́тать как вол
- рабо́тать как ло́шадь (rabótatʹ kak lóšadʹ)to work very hard; toil
- рабо́тать как вол (rabótatʹ kak vol)to work very hard; toil
Spanish trabajar como un condenado, dar el callo
- trabajar como un condenadoto work very hard; toil
- dar el calloto work very hard; toil
- batirse el cobreto work very hard; toil
Vietnamese quần quật
- quần quậtto work very hard; toil
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work like a horse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20like%20a%20horse.
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