hard work
noun1
Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- Compact strongly-built engines, with a capacity for hard work, they were, perhaps, not in the front rank of handsome locomotives, yet withal were pleasing to the eye.1958 July 23, J. P. Wilson, “Scottish Soliloquy”, in Railway Magazine, pages 493, 495:
- Capello was keen to use Phil Jones, normally a defender, in central midfield - but it was hard work for the Manchester United teenager and his England colleagues in the first half as Spain predictably dominated possession.2011 November 12, Phil McNulty, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport:
- Related terms
- hard labor, work hard