work hard
Put in effort
To work hard is to apply sustained effort and energy toward a task or goal.
The phrase emphasizes intensity or dedication rather than merely putting in time: She worked hard to get where she is today.
Someone who works hard may be called hardworking or a hard worker.
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- diligenceCareful, persistent effort
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- grindCrush into particles
nose to the grindstone · elbow grease · buckle down · roll up sleeves · commitment · persistence · ambition · endurance · slog · long hours · midnight oil · burn the candle · tenacity · industriousness · willpower · persevere · keep at it · strive
- life advicebe honest, be kind, be patient, be yourself, believe in yourself
- motivational phrasesdream big, try harder, no excuses, overcome, improve
- pep talkskeep going, you got this, hang in there, keep pushing, believe in yourself
- laborlabor, labor union, labor force, laborers, labor movement
- Mottoescarpe diem, be prepared, excelsior, always ready, liberty or death
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
work hardslack off
Reduce one's effort
coast · take it easy · phone it in · loaf · go through the motions
work hardshirk
Evade one's obligations
procrastinate · goldbricking · skive · freeload · malinger
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