workhorse

“The thing that makes it a workhorse for urban forests,” says Vejar, “is also what makes cities have to pay out millions in lawsuits from people tripping, ADA violations and such.”

While this country invests in war and more war, China invests in infrastructure and trade, in the process becoming what the U.S. used to be: The world’s indispensable workhorse.

Now, with more power to be selective about her projects, Ortega no longer wants to be a “workhorse,” and she aims to dictate more closely where her time and energy go.

I love all the workhorses, because you need them.

Female friendship has become the emotional workhorse of modern drama and comedy, but it’s tough to think of one more vividly depicted than this one.