strenuous work
Demanding physical effort
Strenuous work is labor requiring great effort, energy, or exertion.
The phrase emphasizes physical or mental demands that push toward one's limits: After a day of strenuous work in the fields, he collapsed into bed.
It implies sustained difficulty rather than brief intensity.
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- hard laborStrenuous punitive work
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- blood sweat and tearsMaximum physical and emotional exertion
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
grind · nose to the grindstone · hustle · exertion · strain · effort · elbow grease · grueling · backbreaking · exhausting · heavy lifting · muscle · fatigue · overtime · drudgery · slog · hauling · lifting
- abilitiesstrength, agility, endurance, flexibility, dexterity
strenuous worklight work
Undemanding task
light duty · desk job · routine tasks · busywork · paperwork
strenuous workrest
Cessation of activity
relaxation · leisure · idleness · repose · inactivity
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