Synonyms and antonyms of To work hard in British Thesaurus

work at ()

to try hard to develop or improve something

forge (verb)

to work hard to achieve something

overwork (verb)

to work harder than you should

slave (verb)

to work very hard

apply yourself ()

to work very hard on something for a long time

put your back into something ()

to do something, especially physical work, with a lot of effort

buckle down ()

to start working hard and seriously

slog (verb)

informal to work hard and for a long time doing something that is difficult or boring

exert yourself (formal)

formal to use a lot of physical or mental effort

labour (verb)

formal to work hard, especially physically

bash away at (informal)

informal to continue to work hard on something

beaver away ()

if you beaver away at something, you work very hard at it

break your back ()

to work extremely hard to get something done

burn the candle at both ends ()

to work too hard as well as trying to do other things, so that you do not get enough sleep because you go to bed late and get up early

burn the midnight oil ()

to work until very late at night

busy yourself ()

to make yourself busy by doing a particular job or activity

crusade (verb)

to work hard for a long time to achieve something that you strongly believe is morally right

do the hard yards ()

to do the hard work and effort that is needed for success, often when this is not noticed by other people

get your hands dirty ()

to do physical work

give a hundred per cent ()

to try or work as hard as you can in order to achieve something

graft (verb)

Britishinformal to work very hard

grind away ()

to work hard and in a determined way over a long period of time, often on something that is boring or difficult

I’m working on it ()

to spend time producing or improving something

kill yourself ()

to work too hard and make yourself very tired

knock yourself out (informal)

informal to do a lot of work in order to achieve something

knuckle down ()

to start working hard, especially when you should have done this earlier

look to your laurels ()

to work hard in order to prevent someone from being more successful than you

make up for lost time ()

to spend a lot of time doing something because you did not have the chance to do it before

overdo it ()

to work too hard, making yourself tired or ill

overstretch (verb)

to do more than you are capable of

play/work/sing etc your heart out ()

to put a lot of effort into playing, working, singing etc

pull/carry your weight ()

to do your share of work

put your best foot forward ()

to start trying hard to behave or work as well as you can

sweat (verb)

informal to work hard

sweat blood ()

to work very hard to achieve something

toil (verb)

literary to work very hard doing something difficult and tiring, especially physical work

work like a Trojan ()

to work very hard

work/slog/sweat your guts out (informal)

informal to work extremely hard

work your butt off ()

to work your socks off

work your fingers to the bone ()

to work very hard, especially doing something that involves a lot of physical effort

work your socks off ()

to work very hard to achieve something