hard graft

Frequency: 5.51.5 per million words

strenuous effort or hard work

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Examples (10)

  • Starting a new business involves a lot of hard graft.
  • Success in this industry doesn't come easy; it's all down to sheer hard graft.
  • He built his farming empire through years of relentless hard graft.
  • Becoming a champion requires talent, but it's the daily hard graft on the training ground that makes the difference.
  • I've a lot of respect for anyone who puts in the hard graft to achieve their dreams.
  • The team's victory was a result of months of hard graft and dedication.
  • The old bridge was restored thanks to the hard graft of local volunteers.
  • If you want to master this skill, you'll have to put in some serious hard graft.
  • Writing a novel is a long process that demands immense creativity and a lot of hard graft.
  • It was all hard graft, but seeing the finished project made it worthwhile.