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work like a dog

work like a dog verb: to work very hard.

Verb

work like a dog (third-person singular simple present works like a dog, present participle working like a dog, simple past and past participle worked like a dog)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, simile) To work very hard.

Forms of work like a dog

third-person singular presentworks like a dog
present participleworking like a dog
past participleworked like a dog
pastworked like a dog

Questions about work like a dog

What does work like a dog mean?
Work like a dog means to work very hard.
What part of speech is work like a dog?
Work like a dog is a verb.
What is the past tense of work like a dog?
The past tense of work like a dog is worked like a dog.

Words near work like a dog in the dictionary

  1. work in progress
  2. work into the ground
  3. work it
  4. work it out on the remix
  5. work life
  6. work like a dog
  7. work like a dream
  8. work like a horse
  9. work like a mule
  10. work like a nailer
  11. work like a Trojan

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