work like a horse
To work very hard; to toil.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He works like a horse to support his family.”
“She works like a horse every day to finish the project before the deadline.”
“Although he works like a horse to maintain the estate, the aging structure requires constant and expensive repairs.”
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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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beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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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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change horses in midstream
To change one's plan or approach when an effort is already underway or at another inopportune time.
Last updated August 10, 2026