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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

sweat of one's brow

industriousness

conscientiousness

uphill struggle

tough assignment

one's level best

physical effort

heavy labour^UK

back-breaking task

labour of Hercules

backbreaking work

physical exertion

old college try

single-mindedness

indefatigability

physical energy

punctiliousness

wholeheartedness

sense of purpose

propelling force

impelling force

full head of steam

course of action

physical ability

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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

unconsolability

dark night of the soul

reversal of fortune

emotional suffering

mental suffering

demoralization^US

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

heartbrokenness

financial distress

apprehensiveness

heavy-heartedness

dissatisfaction

broken-heartedness

awkward situation

heaviness of heart

tricky situation

sticky situation

critical situation

sorry condition

no-win situation

difficult situation

problematic situation

unfortunate situation

fine kettle of fish

tight situation

discombobulation

nervous tension

butterflies in the stomach

reverse of fortune

egg on one's face

pins and needles

heavyheartedness

pretty kettle of fish

worst-case scenario

stroke of ill luck

desperate straits

slough of despond

ticklish situation

harsh conditions

mid-life crisis

nervous excitement

botched situation

sense of foreboding

urgent situation

lack of success

unforeseen circumstances

lack of comfort

serious accident

pressure of work

rough situation

extreme suffering

endogenous depression

reactive depression

clinical depression

one's black dog

postnatal depression

pressure cooker

screaming abdabs

with nowhere to turn

spot of trouble

low-spiritedness

fatal attraction

baptism of fire

painful experience

self-consciousness

mental pressure

unpleasant experience

troublesomeness

blot on the landscape

devastating blow

tender loving care

a bad situation

a sorry condition

a difficult situation

Sturm und Drang

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Noun

The process of bearing young

Verb

To apply great and continuous effort

work like a Trojan

work like a dog

knock oneself out

work day and night

bend over backwards

make every effort

work your fingers to the bone

give it your all

rupture yourself

make an all-out effort

give it your best shot

keep your nose to the grindstone

lean over backwards

pull out all the stops

break your neck

do your damnedest

break one's back

keep your head down

work oneself to the bone

fall over backwards

get your head down

put yourself out

work one's butt off

give something one's all

burn the candle at both ends

work like a slave

spare no effort

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

old college try

apply oneself to

put effort into something

have a crack at

leave no stone unturned

give it a whirl

jump through hoops

go for the jugular

move heaven and earth

take it on oneself

show dedication

show commitment

devote yourself

put one's back into it

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

give something a whirl

belly up to the bar

get your act together

roll up one's sleeves

pull up one's socks

give something one's best shot

go the whole nine yards

kill oneself with

put to the test

take a whack at

make an attempt at

soldier on with

work one's socks off on

make an attempt

take a crack at

do one's durnedest

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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