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Exhausting physical labour

A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis

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

A very unpleasant and prolonged experience

The state or condition of being difficult

One of its filaments

A hard or sudden pull

To apply great and continuous effort

Move slowly and with difficulty

Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water

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Noun

Exhausting physical labour

blood, sweat, and tears

industriousness

conscientiousness

tough assignment

blood, swear, and tears

heavy labour^UK

uphill struggle

sweat of one's brow

one's level best

physical effort

experimentation

back-breaking task

labour of Hercules

blood sweat and tears

backbreaking work

difficult project

physical exertion

single-mindedness

trials and tribulations

old college try

one's darnedest

research and development

trial and error

what one is into

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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 labour and toil of others.”

Noun

A net or snare

stumbling block

thorn in one's side

thorn in the flesh

pain in the bum

pain in the backside

source of fright

source of dread

pain in the neck

source of terror

source of apprehension

pain in the rear

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Noun

A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis

humdrum existence

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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

A very unpleasant and prolonged experience

baptism of fire

painful experience

unpleasant experience

impecuniousness

trials and tribulations

financial distress

stroke of bad luck

dark night of the soul

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Noun

The state or condition of being difficult

trials and tribulations

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Noun

One of its filaments

interconnection

becoming enmeshed

becoming jumbled

becoming entangled

becoming ensnared

open-mesh frame

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Noun

A hard or sudden pull

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Verb

To apply great and continuous effort

knock oneself out

bend over backwards

work day and night

break your neck

knock yourself out

rupture yourself

work like a dog

do your damnedest

make an all-out effort

work like a Trojan

give it your all

give it your best shot

keep your head down

work your fingers to the bone

make every effort

spare no effort

pull out all the stops

lean over backwards

move heaven and earth

put oneself out

fall over backwards

make a great effort

keep your nose to the grindstone

go for the doctor

break your back

have a crack at

show dedication

show commitment

bend over backward

leave no stone unturned

make a supreme effort

take it on oneself

do one's utmost

go hammer and tongs

break one's neck

jump through hoops

use some elbow grease

give it a whirl

keep one's nose to the grindstone

work oneself to the bone

take great pains

overwork oneself

give it one's best shot

work your guts out

go the whole nine yards

work fingers to bone

break one's back

have a swing at

keep one's head down

try one's hardest

put one's back into it

have one's nose to grindstone

give something a whirl

apply yourself to

acquit yourself

put up a fight against

work like a slave

put yourself out

strain every nerve

push oneself to the limit

drive oneself to the limit

keep nose to grindstone

back to the salt mines

old college try

put to the test

take a whack at

make an attempt at

burn the candle at both ends

soldier on with

work one's socks off

work one's guts out

put one's back into something

work one's fingers to the bone

get your head down

pull out all stops

give old college try

put one's back in it

put one's shoulder to the wheel

give all one's got

put effort into something

go for the jugular

try as hard as one can

make an attempt

take special pains

make a special effort

go out of the way

take a crack at

set one's sights

try your hand at

do your best to

try one's hand at

shoot the works

take the bit between your teeth

make a pitch for

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“Boys toiled in the hot sun to finish the wall.”

Verb

Move slowly and with difficulty

move with difficulty

move laboriously

proceed laboriously

proceed with difficulty

battle one's way

fight one's way

make one's way with difficulty

bring up the rear

drag one's feet

get no place fast

walk with difficulty

walk with a limp

be on the trail

tag along behind

lose your footing

lose your balance

while away time

play games with

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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

Work hard

Verb

To persist in

be persistent in

be pertinacious in

be steadfast in

keep going with

show determination in

soldier on with

struggle on with

keep your nose to the grindstone

go the distance

stay the course

see something through

not give up with

not take no for an answer

stay with something

follow something through

be pertinacious

stop at nothing

leave no stone unturned

stick to your guns

bring to completion

continue to the end

bring to a finish

plod on through

press ahead with

plough on through

stick something out

continue activity

pursue your goal

keep your hand in

show determination

stick to one's guns

refuse to go away

stand your ground

dig your heels in

grin and bear it

work like a dog

work like a Trojan

see it through to the end

keep attempting

carry on trying

carry on doggedly

kill oneself with

grit one's teeth

do something constantly

do something incessantly

not stop doing something

do something continually

remain unchanged

take it like a man

stand up for oneself

take the rough with the smooth

take the bad with the good

keep on at someone

put your foot down

brook no refusal

lay down the law

kick your heels

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Verb

Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water

be in difficulties

run into trouble

go at backwards

hit a bad patch

be out of your depth

come apart at the seams

make heavy weather

walk unsteadily

speak haltingly

lose your balance

fumble for words

walk falteringly

speak falteringly

walk with difficulty

move to the side

trip over your tongue

walk with a limp

extricate oneself

move unsteadily

move restlessly

battle one's way

fight one's way

make one's way with difficulty

lose your footing

feel uncomfortable

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