Work like a dog Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈwɝk/ /ˈɫaɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdɔɡ

WURK lyke uh DAWG

UK

wˈɜːk/ /lˈaɪk/ /æɪ/ /dˈɒɡ

WURK lyke uh DOG

परिभाषा

To work very hard, often for long hours or with a lot of effort.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

This is an informal idiom. It's not usually literal and is used to stress extreme effort, sometimes with a sense of being overworked or not appreciated. Similar to 'work your fingers to the bone'.

• Spanish: trabajar como un burro - trabajar como un perro
• Portuguese (BR): trabalhar como um burro - trabalhar que nem um condenado
• Portuguese (PT): trabalhar como um cão - trabalhar como um burro
• Chinese (Simplified): 拼命工作
• Chinese (Traditional): 拼命工作
• Hindi: कुत्ते की तरह काम करना
• Arabic: يعمل كالحمار - يعمل كالنحلة
• Bengali: কুকুরের মতো কাজ করা - হাড়ভাঙা পরিশ্রম করা
• Russian: работать как лошадь - вкалывать
• Japanese: 犬のように働く - 身を粉にして働く
• Vietnamese: làm việc quần quật - làm việc như trâu
• Korean: 개처럼 일하다 - 죽도록 일하다
• Turkish: köpek gibi çalışmak - canla başla çalışmak
• Urdu: کتے کی طرح کام کرنا - سخت محنت کرنا
• Indonesian: bekerja keras seperti anjing - kerja rodi

उदाहरण वाक्य

I work like a dog every day to support my family.

basic

She has to work like a dog to finish all her tasks.

basic

They work like a dog from morning until night.

basic

I've been working like a dog all week, and I'm exhausted.

natural

You can't just work like a dog and forget to enjoy life.

natural

My boss expects everyone to work like a dog, but the pay isn’t great.

natural