单词 | to work like a bastard |
释义 | > as lemmasto work like a bastard P1. colloquial (originally U.S.). like a bastard: to an extreme extent or degree; very much. Esp. in to work like a bastard: to work extremely hard (cf. to work like a dog at dog n.1 Phrases 16). ΚΠ 1928 E. Hemingway Let. 7 Jan. (2015) III. 349 It is a son of a bitching thing the way you work like a bastard for your friends at your trade. 1951 J. D. Salinger Catcher in Rye xi. 94 It was a Saturday and it was raining like a bastard out. 1982 D. Clark Doone Walk 86 The D.C.I. here has worked like a bastard on this one. 2001 Village Voice (N.Y.) 25 Dec. 36/3 I..glance at the area around my ass every ten to fifteen seconds to avoid another scorpion sting. Hurts like a bastard. < as lemmas |
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