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worked like a dog

worked like a dog is the simple past and past participle of work like a dog.

Meaning of work like a dog

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.

Questions about worked like a dog

What is worked like a dog the simple past and past participle of?
Worked like a dog is the simple past and past participle of work like a dog.

Words near worked like a dog in the dictionary

  1. worked back
  2. worked backward
  3. worked blue
  4. worked in
  5. worked into the ground
  6. worked like a dog
  7. worked like a dream
  8. worked like a horse
  9. worked like a mule
  10. worked like a nailer
  11. worked like a Trojan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: worked like a dog (page history and authors); work like a dog (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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