Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

work like a horse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables
work -like a horse
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work very hard; to toil.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

works like a horse (present, singular) working like a horse (participle, present) worked like a horse (participle, past) worked like a horse (past)

Phrases

piss like a racehorse eat like a horse

Frequently Paired Words

workhorse piss like a racehorse eat like a horse

Synonyms

work like a dog work like a mule work like a nailer work like a Trojan

Questions

What does work like a horse mean?
To work very hard; to toil.

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