knuckle down

English Thesaurus

1. work very hard, like a slave (verb.social)

hypernym	:	do work, work,
definition	:	be employed (verb.social)

derivation	:	slavery,
definition	:	work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay (noun.act)

derivation	:	hard worker, slave, striver,
definition	:	someone who works as hard as a slave (noun.person)

derivation	:	slavery,
definition	:	work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay (noun.act)

derivation	:	hard worker, slave, striver,
definition	:	someone who works as hard as a slave (noun.person)