a day’s hard work vs. a hard day's work - WordReference Forums
Jan 7, 2011 · In the expression, "a day's hard work", what the adjective "hard" is referring to is the noun 'work'. That is, the work for that day was hard. In the second expression, 'a hard day's work', what the adjective 'hard' is qualifying is the noun 'day'. That is, the work was done on a hard day. These are different expressions since, taken as a whole ...
Hard at work - WordReference Forums
Senior Member. Arabic. Mar 17, 2023. #3. The Newt said: "Hard at work" or "working hard" is fine but "a diligence in action" isn't idiomatic at all. Thank you! I accidentally put the article "a" before diligence, however I think losing it would make no difference. I just saw the phase " bravery in action" so I tried to imitate it with diligence ...
It's hard work vs. it's heavy work - WordReference Forums
Jun 3, 2020 · Hard or heavy? "Tom trains for two hours every day and, like all of the other members of the circus, he does six performances a week, so it's ____ work!" I would say " it's hard work ", as to say "it's demanding". However, could it also be " it's heavy work ", as it requires a lot of physical effort (he is a gymnast)?
Hard work and Discipline <Are? / Is?> Our Tradition [subject verb ...
English - US. Jan 10, 2012. #8. In my opinion, it depends on how you think of the pair 'hard work and discipline'. If you think of them as two separate things, each of which is your tradition, you could use the plural form 'traditions'. Hard work and discipline are our traditions. (Although this seems to me acceptable in theory, in real life I ...
Three minutes on stage takes ten years of hard work.
English (England) Mar 23, 2010. #3. arueng said: Three minutes on stage takes ten years of hard work. Hi, The above is a Chinese saying litterally translated into English. It's meant to convey the idea that a person may spend many years of hard work …
a really hard work / really a hard work - WordReference Forums
Jan 9, 2012 · It was really hard work. You can use 'a' with job: #1. It was a really hard job. #2. It was really a hard job. I don't see much difference between them. If there is a nuance of meaning, I would say that " a really hard job " emphasizes that the job was hard. I would say " really a hard job " if I thought that someone doubted that it was hard.
Hardwork or hard work - WordReference Forums
Jan 12, 2019. #2. "Hard" is an adjective describing work. Hard work. Hardwork is not a word. D.
this person is hard work - WordReference Forums
UK English (native) Mar 11, 2008. #1. Hello all & bonjour à tous. None of the threads discussing the expression "hard work" seem to include this metaphorical expression. When we say "she's really hard work" of a person, we mean that she is not easy to talk to - like that person you meet at a party who answers your questions but never seems to ...
work hard at/in - WordReference Forums
Feb 3, 2015. #3. 1) I spend a lot of effort on teaching English. 2) I spare no effort to teach English. 3) I make a lot of effort to teach English. 4) I work very hard at teaching English - this is idiomatic, but maybe not what you wish to say. It means that you work hard to improve your teaching. 5) I work very hard in teaching English - this ...
work hard / hard work - WordReference Forums
Jul 9, 2016 · a. work hard b. hard work . Florentia52 Modwoman in the attic. Wisconsin. English - United States Jul 9 ...