“He used to labour over his decision of which students to choose for the EAE program, but now he says that nearly any student who really wants to join can do it.”

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Past tense for to greatly emphasize a point or issue

labored^US

belaboured^UK

belabored^US

emphasised^UK

emphasized^US

made too much of something

expounded on

went on about

gone on about

attached too much importance to

attached too much weight to

placed too much emphasis on

made a federal case of

laid too much emphasis on

made a production out of

laid too much stress on

made a big thing about

done over

did over

laid it on with a trowel

made a mountain out of a molehill

blown something out of all proportion

blew something out of all proportion

gone on and on about

blown up out of all proportion

gone over the top about

went on and on about

went over the top about

blew up out of all proportion

dramatized^US

coloured^UK

dramatised^UK

colored^US

laid it on with a shovel

shot a line

made a big deal out of something

made a fuss

made a song and dance about

made a drama out of a crisis

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“Perhaps one need not labour the point to exhaustion to be able to eliminate the idea of a widespread conspiracy to deceive.”

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Past tense for to move or jolt around unsteadily or abruptly

labored^US

moved backwards and forwards

swiveled^US

swivelled^UK

trembled precariously

swung from side to side

swang from side to side

swung backwards and forwards

swang to and fro

swang back and forth

swang backwards and forwards

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(intransitive) Past tense for to persist in or proceed with an activity or action

labored^US

showed determination in

shown determination in

kept your nose to the grindstone

stayed with something

left no stone unturned

seen something through

saw something through

travelled^UK

traveled^US

brought to completion

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Past tense for to cause anguish or distress to

agonised^UK

agonized^US

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

labored^US

Verb

Past tense for to work (oneself) overly hard

labored^US

burned the midnight oil

burnt the midnight oil

drove oneself too hard

driven oneself too hard

knocked oneself out

pushed oneself too hard

ran yourself into the ground

run yourself into the ground

burned the candle at both ends

burnt the candle at both ends

overdid it

overdone it

wore oneself to a shadow

worn oneself to a shadow

worked oneself into the ground

bit off more than you can chew

bitten off more than you can chew

drove oneself into the ground

driven oneself into the ground

overstrained yourself

worked your fingers to the bone

worked one's tail off

practiced presenteeism

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Past tense for to break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting

ploughed^UK

fertilised^UK

fertilized^US

plowed^US

labored^US

brought under cultivation

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Past tense for to exert for the sake of training, especially in fields requiring toughness or discipline

labored^US

Verb

Past tense for to struggle or be afflicted with hardship or something undesirable

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Past tense for to carry out a role or penalty

Verb

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Past tense for to shape or form a given material

molded^US

labored^US

modelled^UK

modeled^US

moulded^UK

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