labor

• Work like a dog

  To work extremely hard, tirelessly, and often for long hours.

• Printer's devil

  A young apprentice in a printing house who performs menial tasks and is often covered in ink.

• Too many irons in the fire

  To be involved in too many activities or projects at once, making it difficult to give adequate attention to any of them.

• Work your fingers to the bone

  To work extremely hard and continuously, often to the point of exhaustion or injury, implying immense physical effort and dedication.

• Dig oneself into a hole

  To get into an increasingly difficult or problematic situation, often through one's own actions.

• Put your shoulder to the wheel

  To apply oneself with strenuous effort to a difficult task or to contribute significantly to a collective endeavor.

• Work like a horse

  To work extremely hard, consistently, and with great effort, often for long hours.

• Dish pit

  The dish pit is the designated area in a commercial kitchen where dirty dishes, pots, and utensils are collected and washed.

• Long hours

  Extended periods spent working, often exceeding typical full-time expectations or standard shifts.

• By hand

  Performed or made using human hands rather than a machine or automated process.

• Working through the night

  To continue working without stopping, from the evening until the morning.

• Toil away

  To work continuously and strenuously, often involving great effort and persistence over a long period.

• Sisyphus' task

  An unending, laborious, and ultimately futile undertaking that never reaches completion.