slaved
English translation: worked very hard
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| 02:46 Jul 29, 2020 |
| English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / slaved | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: David Hollywood Local time: 02:29 | ||||||
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| 5 +6 | worked very hard |
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| 5 -1 | work excessively hard |
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peer agreement (net): +6
peer agreement (net): +6worked very hard Explanation: that's the meaning -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2020-07-29 02:53:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- with the implication that it's often to their own detriment -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2020-07-29 03:01:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- a common expression is "slave day and night" or "work all the hours God sends" To work all day, every day; to work an excessive amount. My mother worked all the hours God sent when we were growing up just to make ends meet. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2020-07-29 04:00:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- not that to be understood in the sense that they were slaves |
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