work like a dog
Example Sentences
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You could work like a dog, because farm dogs work all day.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2019
I don't blame someone for not wanting to work like a dog for $7.25 an hour.
From Economist ● Dec. 18, 2013
"He makes you work like a dog," says Osvaldo.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2011
Even today, Sinkhorn says, laughing, people outside the area want to know, "'Do you work like a dog 15 and 20 hours a day?'"
From Time Magazine Archive
We never understood before what it was to "work like a dog."
From An American Girl Abroad by Adeline Trafton
