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Exhausting work or labor

The state of being in great mental or physical pain

The process of bearing young

To apply great and continuous effort

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Noun

Exhausting work or labor

trials and tribulations

blood, sweat and tears

blood, swear, and tears

one's level best

sweat of one's brow

industriousness

conscientiousness

uphill struggle

tough assignment

physical effort

heavy labour^UK

back-breaking task

labour of Hercules

backbreaking work

physical exertion

old college try

single-mindedness

difficult project

hardworkingness

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“The travails of austerity in the late 1940s.”

Noun

The state of being in great mental or physical pain

stroke of bad luck

disconsolateness

trials and tribulations

heartbrokenness

dark night of the soul

reversal of fortune

emotional suffering

mental suffering

demoralization^US

unconsolability

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

pain in the neck

thorn in the flesh

pain in the bum

thorn in your side

demoralisation^UK

downheartedness

impecuniousness

financial distress

reverse of fortune

unfortunateness

thorn in one's side

stroke of ill luck

harsh conditions

apprehensiveness

sticky situation

sorry condition

awkward situation

problematic situation

critical situation

unfortunate situation

no-win situation

tricky situation

tight situation

difficult situation

dissatisfaction

devastating blow

baptism of fire

painful experience

chip on your shoulder

cause of distress

unpleasant experience

lack of success

pressure cooker

serious accident

worst-case scenario

rough situation

tough situation

unwanted responsibility

nervous tension

bolt from the blue

kick in the teeth

bolt out of the blue

source of distress

soft underbelly

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Noun

The process of bearing young

Verb

To apply great and continuous effort

work like a Trojan

knock oneself out

work like a dog

bend over backwards

make every effort

give it your all

work day and night

rupture yourself

make an all-out effort

give it your best shot

work your fingers to the bone

break your neck

do your damnedest

keep your nose to the grindstone

lean over backwards

pull out all the stops

break one's back

keep your head down

work oneself to the bone

spare no effort

jump through hoops

fall over backwards

get your head down

put yourself out

move heaven and earth

old college try

work one's butt off

give something one's best shot

give something one's all

burn the candle at both ends

work like a slave

put one's back into something

work one's nuts off

overwork oneself

put up a fight against

work fingers to bone

work your guts out

keep nose to grindstone

go back to the salt mines

make a great effort

go for the doctor

strain every nerve

make a supreme effort

push oneself to the limit

drive oneself to the limit

apply oneself to

put effort into something

have a crack at

leave no stone unturned

give it a whirl

go for the jugular

take it on oneself

show dedication

show commitment

put one's back into it

devote yourself

use some elbow grease

work one's socks off

do one's darnedest

give all one's got

go hammer and tongs

take great pains

have a swing at

try one's hardest

have one's nose to grindstone

belly up to the bar

get your act together

roll up one's sleeves

pull up one's socks

go the whole nine yards

put to the test

take a whack at

make an attempt at

soldier on with

make an attempt

take a crack at

kill oneself with

do one's durnedest

work one's socks off on

proceed laboriously

pull out all stops

give old college try

put one's back in it

put one's shoulder to the wheel

battle one's way

move with difficulty

make one's way with difficulty

give it all one has

proceed with difficulty

overtax oneself

bite off more than you can chew

wear oneself to a shadow

overload oneself

run yourself into the ground

drive oneself too hard

push oneself too hard

overtax one's strength

strain yourself

overtire yourself

overstrain yourself

drive oneself into the ground

work oneself into the ground

work one's tail off

wear yourself out

overburden oneself

work like a horse

burn the midnight oil

drive oneself too far

practice presenteeism

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