work like a dog
To work very hard.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He works like a dog to pay his bills.”
“She has been working like a dog all week to finish the project before the deadline.”
“Despite his exhaustion, he continued to work like a dog, driven by the belief that his dedication would eventually secure the promotion he desperately needed.”
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and the like
And other similar items; et cetera.
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be like
To say.
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built like a brick outhouse
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shipyard
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shithouse
Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.
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busy work
Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.
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buy a dog and bark oneself
To do something that one has hired someone else to do.
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call off the dogs
To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.
Last updated August 10, 2026