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a labour of love
hard work done with care
A labour of love is hard work that you do because you care deeply about the result.
Hear it in real life
That book must have taken years to finish.
It did, but it was a labour of love.
Building the garden from scratch was a real labour of love.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: a labour from love
Say: a labour of love
The fixed expression uses "of love," not "from love."
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How it fits in a sentence.
be a labour of love; become a labour of love
Your turn: say it out loud
Building the garden from scratch was a real labour of love.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a labour of love
hard work done with care
“Building the garden from scratch was a real labour of love.”
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