to be hard work
1hard´work´ing|ly — hard work|ing «HAHRD WUR kihng», adjective. working hard; showing steady effort: »a hard working businessman. SYNONYM(S): diligent, industrious. –hard´work´ing|ly, adverb …
2hard-work|ing — «HAHRD WUR kihng», adjective. working hard; showing steady effort: »a hard working businessman. SYNONYM(S): diligent, industrious. –hard´work´ing|ly, adverb …
3hard work — index effort, industry (activity) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4hard work — noun Something requiring lots of effort to do, either physical, mentally or emotionally; labor; toil. See Also: hard labor, work hard …
5hard work — difficult work, labor that requires a lot of effort …
6too much like hard work — An activity or task that requires too much effort is too much like hard work. It s so hot today, there s no way I m going to do any cooking. That s too much like hard work! …
7make hard work of something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing …
8make hard work of doing something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing …
9make hard work of — (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing …
10too much like hard work — too much like hard ˈwork idiom needing too much effort • I can t be bothered making a hot meal it s too much like hard work. Main entry: ↑hardidiom …
