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work like a mule

work like a mule verb: to work very hard; to toil.

Verb

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

  1. (simile) To work very hard; to toil.

Forms of work like a mule

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

Questions about work like a mule

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

Words near work like a mule in the dictionary

  1. work it out on the remix
  2. work life
  3. work like a dog
  4. work like a dream
  5. work like a horse
  6. work like a mule
  7. work like a nailer
  8. work like a Trojan
  9. work management
  10. work marriage
  11. work marriages

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