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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

to work VERY VERY hard

Hi,

1) Which of the following expressions are common?
-to work like a horse
-to work like a dog
-to work like a maniac
-to work like a machine
-to work like a demon
....?

Anything else that might have been added to the list above?

2) And the other way round.
How to say that someone is working very badly (because of being very lazy)?

So, how to say "John is a VERY bad/lazy worker" using the same construct: to work like a ???

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MUSCOVITE 1) Which of the following expressions are common? -to work like a horse -to work like a dog -to work like a maniac -to work like a demon MUSCOVITE Anything else that might have been added to the list above? None springs to mind.

— Mister Micawber

  • MUSCOVITE 1) Which of the following expressions are common?
  • -to work like a horse -to work like a dog -to work like a maniac -to work like a demon MUSCOVITE Anything else that might have been added to the list above?
  • None springs to mind.
  • So, how to say "John is a VERY bad/lazy worker" using the same construct: to work like a ???
  • None springs to mind except 'to avoid work like the plague'.
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MUSCOVITE1) Which of the following expressions are common?
-to work like a horse
-to work like a dog
-to work like a maniac
-to work like a demon
MUSCOVITEAnything else that might have been added to the list above?
None springs to mind.
MUSCOVITE2) And the ot
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MUSCOVITEAnything else that might have been added to the list above?
work one's fingers to the bone

work like a beaver / mule / slave (http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/work+like+a+beaver)
MUSCOVITE-to work like
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Mister Micawber 'to avoid work like the plague'.
I like this expression! :-) Thank you MM
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ozzourtiwork one's fingers to the bone
Well, this expression is very "straightforward" and can be easily understood even by non-native speakers
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MUSCOVITE I must confess I can see no connection between someone working hard and having their socks off? :-) Is
I suppose this one can possibly be explained by using the analogy of similar constructs such as "work my bu*** off/ work my head off" etc. All these take the idea of working hard to the extreme. You basically work so hard that your head/bu***/socks c
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