💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Work like a mule"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| work like a horseverb | (simile, idiomatic, informal) To work very hard; to toil. |
| work like a dogverb | (idiomatic, simile, informal) To work very hard. |
| work like a trojanverb | (simile) To work very hard. |
| work like a nailerverb | (dated, simile) To work very hard. |
| kick like a muleverb | (simile, informal) To have a very strong physical effect. |
| work one's tail offverb | (slang) Less vulgar synonym of work one's ass off. |
| make hard work ofverb | (idiomatic) To do (something) in a way that makes it more difficult than it needs to be. |
| sweat bloodverb | (informal) To work very hard. |
| work one's fingers to the boneverb | (idiomatic) To work especially hard, usually for an extended period. |
| work someone's tail offverb | (slang) Less vulgar synonym of work someone's ass off. |
| beavernoun | (countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere. |
| slug awayverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To work very hard (at); to toil |
| muck inverb | (informal, UK) To join in with work. |
| swacknoun | (slang) A large number or amount of something. |
| go hamverb | (intransitive, slang, originally African-American Vernacular, often with on) To do something with the maximum possible effort; to go all out. |
| put one's shoulder to the wheelverb | (figuratively) To work hard, to complete an activity with one's complete effort and focus. |
| eat like a horseverb | (colloquial, simile) To eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness) |
| hustlenoun | A state of busy activity. |
| sweat one's guts outverb | (informal) to work very hard. |
| lie like a dogverb | (simile, slang) To lie a lot; to tell many untruths. |
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