Work like a Trojan In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "work like a Trojan", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2021-08-11 01:08

Meaning of Work like a Trojan

Synonyms:

work your fingers to the bone , run/work/drive oneself into the ground , work day and night , keep/put your nose to the grindstone , work like a beaver/mule/horse/slave

Work like a Trojan old-fashioned phrase informal

If someone "works like a Trojan", he or she works extremely hard or intenselyfor a long time.

I am really working like a Trojan to prepare for the final exam.

We'll be working like Trojans for the next two months.

He works like a Trojan to save enough money for an abroad trip.

She worked like a Trojan to bring up 5 kids.

Other phrases about:

Few Words and Many Deeds

actions are more important than words

work like a beaver

To work very diligently and energetically

ply your trade

To work or do your job

can't call (one's) soul (one's) own

Use most of one's time working for others

there's no business like show business

The entertainment industry and those who work in it is more exciting and dazzling when compared to any other

Grammar and Usage of Work like a Trojan

Verb Forms

worked like a Trojan
working like a Trojan
works like a Trojan
to work like a Trojan

Noun Forms

work like Trojans

The verb "work" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Work like a Trojan

As mentioned in both Homer's Iliad and Virgil's Aeneid, the Trojans were renowned as hardworking, industrious people. During the 19th century, the Victorian admiration for these classical times saw the advent of these expressions, which are first attested from c.1846.

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