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1 work like a horse
(work like a horse (like a navvy, nigger, slave или galley slave))трудиться до изнеможения; ≈ работать как каторжный, работать как волWhy should you stay here working like a galley slave in the dust and heat, when you could come with me and live like a princess? (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 37) — К чему вам торчать здесь, работать как каторжная, в жару, в пыли? Поедемте со мной - и вы будете жить как принцесса!
...she had to work like a nigger but she was happy. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Stars Look Down’, book III, ch. IV) — Грейс приходилось работать не покладая рук, но она чувствовала себя счастливой.
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2 Work like a horse
• Work like a horse [navvy, slave] Работать как лошадь [вол, раб, папа Карло]Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Work like a horse
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3 Work like a navvy
• Work like a horse [navvy, slave] Работать как лошадь [вол, раб, папа Карло]Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Work like a navvy
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4 Work like a slave
• Work like a horse [navvy, slave] Работать как лошадь [вол, раб, папа Карло]Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Work like a slave
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5 work like a horse
paбoтaть кaк вoл, paбoтaть кaк кaтopжный, тpудитьcя дo изнeмoжeнияWhy should you stay here working like a galley slave in the dust and heat, when you could come with me and live like a princess? (K. S. Prichard) -
6 work like a (galley) slave
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > work like a (galley) slave
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7 work like a (galley) slave
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > work like a (galley) slave
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8 work like a charm
Общая лексика: творить чудеса (I give my dogs pumpkin when they get diarrhea and it works like a charm.) -
9 work like a dog
Разговорное выражение: вкалывать (выполнять тяжелую работу), работать не щадя сил (I've been working like a dog weeding the garden.) -
10 work like magic
Общая лексика: творить чудеса (Good old chicken soup! It works like magic in an emergency.) -
11 work like a horse
работать как волI've been working like a horse all day, trying to finish the roof repairs.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > work like a horse
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12 work like a beaver
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > work like a beaver
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13 work like a Trojan
см. like a Trojan -
14 work like a Trojan
to work very hard. работать как троянец - работать очень усердно. -
15 work like a horse
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > work like a horse
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16 work like a Mexican
Американизм: работать как негр -
17 work like a Trojan
Общая лексика: работать очень усердно, прилежно работать, усердно работать -
18 work like a bastard
Табуированная лексика: очень тяжело и много работать -
19 work like a beaver
1) Общая лексика: работать как2) Разговорное выражение: вкалывать как папа Карло3) Макаров: работать как пчёлка, работать не щадя сил, трудиться без устали -
20 work like a galley slave
Общая лексика: пахать как раб на галерах, работать как каторжныйУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > work like a galley slave
См. также в других словарях:
work like a Trojan — old fashioned phrase to work very hard Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: Trojan * * * work like a Trojan (or Trojans) work extremely hard * * * work like a Trojan … Useful english dictionary
work like a charm — phrase to be very effective Thesaurus: to develop or happen successfullysynonym Main entry: charm * * * be completely successful or effective * * * work like a charm : to produce a desired result very easily and effectively : to work very well… … Useful english dictionary
work like magic — work like a charm phrase to be very successful, or to have exactly the effect you want She found that a little flattery worked like magic. Thesaurus: to develop or happen successfullysynonym Main entry: work … Useful english dictionary
work like a dog — If you work like a dog, you work very hard … The small dictionary of idiomes
work like a charm — work like magic or work like a charm to be very successful, or to have exactly the effect you want She found that a little flattery worked like magic … English dictionary
work like magic — or work like a charm to be very successful, or to have exactly the effect you want She found that a little flattery worked like magic … English dictionary
work like a dog (to) — Work very hard. ► “All sorts of advertisers now use the same theme: We know you work like a dog, so we work like dogs for you.” (Adweek, May 22, 1995, p. 20) … American business jargon
work like a dog — work like a dog/trojan to work very hard. He worked like a dog all day to finish the wallpapering … New idioms dictionary
work like a trojan — work like a dog/trojan to work very hard. He worked like a dog all day to finish the wallpapering … New idioms dictionary
work like a charm — If something works like a charm, it works perfectly … The small dictionary of idiomes
work like a Trojan — ► work like a Trojan work extremely hard. Main Entry: ↑Trojan … English terms dictionary