单词 | labor of love |
释义 | labor of loveSEE SYNONYMS FOR labor of love ON THESAURUS.COM nounwork done for the sake of one's own enjoyment or of benefit to others rather than for material rewards: He coached amateur baseball teams as a labor of love. Origin of labor of loveFirst recorded in 1665–75 Words nearby labor of loveLaborism, Laborite, Labor-Management Relations Act, labor market, labor movement, labor of love, labor omnia vincit, labor pains, Labor Party, labor relations, laborsaving Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Idioms and Phrases with labor of lovelabor of love Work done for one's satisfaction rather than monetary reward. For example, The research took three years but it was a labor of love. This expression appears twice in the New Testament (Hebrews 6:10, Thessalonians 1:3), referring to those who do God's work as a labor of love. [c. 1600] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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