slaves away
Labors without rest
To slave away is to work extremely hard, often at tedious or grueling tasks, for an extended period: She slaves away at two jobs to support her kids.
The phrase emphasizes relentless effort without adequate reward or recognition: He's been slaving away in the kitchen all day.
- peonIndentured low-status worker
- serfBonded agricultural laborer
- menialLowly and unskilled
- dead end jobPosition offering no advancement
- drudgeOne doing hard, dull labor
overwork · long hours · burning the midnight oil · hired hand · slog · exhaustion · toil · peasant · burnout · exert · resilience · determination · grind · nose to the grindstone · perseverance · undervaluation · stress · hustle
slaves awayslacks off
Reduces effort deliberately
coasts · goofs off · takes it easy · mails it in · shirks
slaves awayrelaxes
Becomes less tense
lounges · idles · lazes about · takes it easy · kicks back
slaves awaydawdles
Moves unnecessarily slowly
meanders · putters around · potters about · moseys · ambles
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