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Exhausting work, especially physical labor

A difficult or tedious task or undertaking

A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person

The state or condition of being difficult

A network of fine threads, especially one constructed by a spider

To apply great and continuous effort

To move slowly and with difficulty

To persevere or continue with a task or stance despite it being menial, difficult, or boring

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Noun

Exhausting work, especially physical labor

blood, sweat and tears

industriousness

conscientiousness

sweat of one's brow

blood, sweat, and tears

tough assignment

heavy labour^UK

uphill struggle

backbreaking work

back-breaking task

labour of Hercules

physical effort

trials and tribulations

difficult project

single-mindedness

old college try

hardworkingness

one's level best

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“Unless we are to believe naively that leisure and luxury crystallize out of thin air, we must recognize and acknowledge that the comforts of globalization are reaped from the labor and toil of others.”

Noun

A difficult or tedious task or undertaking

painful experience

unpleasant experience

baptism of fire

“The maid was given the toil of a slave and unpleasant tasks to perform, so that the parents could gauge her usefulness in these tasks.”

Noun

A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person

chains constraint

disenfranchisement

peculiar institution

human trafficking

penal servitude

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Noun

The state or condition of being difficult

trials and tribulations

impecuniousness

humble beginnings

financial distress

pushing poop uphill

up poop creak without a paddle

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Noun

A network of fine threads, especially one constructed by a spider

open-mesh frame

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Verb

To apply great and continuous effort

bend over backwards

knock oneself out

work like a Trojan

work like a dog

give it your all

give it your best shot

make an all-out effort

do your damnedest

rupture yourself

work day and night

break your neck

work your fingers to the bone

keep your head down

make every effort

spare no effort

pull out all the stops

lean over backwards

keep your nose to the grindstone

put yourself out

fall over backwards

move heaven and earth

break one's back

make a great effort

burn the candle at both ends

work oneself to the bone

jump through hoops

show dedication

devote yourself

show commitment

go for the doctor

use some elbow grease

make a supreme effort

do one's darnedest

go hammer and tongs

put one's back into something

leave no stone unturned

have a crack at

put one's back into it

get your head down

burn the midnight oil

work your guts out

work one's nuts off

old college try

work one's butt off

go the whole nine yards

give something one's best shot

work one's socks off

give it all one has

give something one's all

work like a slave

give all one's got

take great pains

have a swing at

try one's hardest

have one's nose to grindstone

overwork oneself

proceed laboriously

work fingers to bone

put up a fight against

put effort into something

do one's durnedest

strain every nerve

push oneself to the limit

drive oneself to the limit

apply your mind

pay attention to

direct your efforts towards

apply oneself to

keep nose to grindstone

go back to the salt mines

give it a whirl

go for the jugular

soldier on with

pull out all stops

give old college try

put one's back in it

put one's shoulder to the wheel

pull an all-nighter

sweat and slave

give it all you've got

take it on oneself

proceed with difficulty

put in one hundred percent

give one hundred percent

leave nothing in the tank

put it all on the line

lay it all on the line

put one's heart and soul into it

put pedal to the metal

put the pedal to the metal

make an attempt

try as hard as one can

take a crack at

make a special effort

go out of the way

take special pains

do your best to

give something a whirl

take the bit between your teeth

try one's hand at

give something a go

give something a stab

give something a try

shoot the works

give something the old college try

have the objective of

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“Gardeners toil in the hot sun all spring and summer, and then watch everything die in the fall before they start over again the following spring.”

Verb

To move slowly and with difficulty

move with difficulty

move laboriously

battle one's way

make one's way with difficulty

take Shanks's pony

walk the tracks

follow one's nose

stretch your legs

get no place fast

wander aimlessly

get off the point

go off at a tangent

get sidetracked

move at a snail's pace

lose your balance

scuff one's feet

walk with difficulty

walk with a limp

bring up the rear

pound the pavement

walk in single file

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“I strap everything to my pack, and toil my way up the last three miles in my soggy snowboard boots.”

Verb

To persevere or continue with a task or stance despite it being menial, difficult, or boring

be pertinacious

see something through

show determination

stay with something

keep going with

show determination in

go the distance

stay the course

stop at nothing

leave no stone unturned

not take no for an answer

stand your ground

stick to your guns

be steadfast in

be pertinacious in

be persistent in

soldier on with

struggle on with

keep your nose to the grindstone

not give up with

plod on through

press ahead with

continue to the end

bring to completion

bring to a finish

plough on through

carry on doggedly

refuse to go away

pursue your goal

keep your hand in

progress towards

make inroads into

advance rapidly

make swift progress

progress quickly

come to the fore

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