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
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I work like a dog, and the real dog slumbers.
From The Brentons by Dexter, Wilson C.