Work & careers
work like a dog
work extremely hard
If you work like a dog, you work extremely hard, usually for a long time.
Hear it in real life
You look exhausted.
I know; I've been working like a dog all week.
I've been working like a dog to finish this report before Friday.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I worked as a dog all week.
Say: I worked like a dog all week.
Use “like” in this fixed comparison meaning that you worked extremely hard.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
work like a dog; worked like a dog
Your turn: say it out loud
I've been working like a dog to finish this report before Friday.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
work like a dog
work extremely hard
“I've been working like a dog to finish this report before Friday.”
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