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Labour of LoveTo do something free of money, work done for love and pleasure, not for the sake of moneyRate it:

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labour of loveUK spelling of labor of love.Rate it:

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slave to the rhythmBeing compelled to enjoy music or dance.Rate it:

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slave to fashionA person who is particularly concerned that his or her clothing and physical appearance conform to the current, accepted style.Rate it:

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no slave to fashionA person whose style of clothing and appearance are unconventional, informal, or slovenly; a person who takes little interest in how he or she is dressed.Rate it:

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slave awayTo work very hard.Rate it:

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what did your last slave die ofUsed to indicate that someone is being bossy and/or demanding, usually to an unreasonable extent.Rate it:

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a carpet-baggerA candidate for election who has no roots or interest in the constituency he wishes to represent. The original meaning was a Unionist financier or adventurer who exploited the cheap labour in the American South after the Civil War. The carpet bags carried by these adventurers were made of carpet material.Rate it:

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frugi (opp. nequam) servusa good, useful slave.Rate it:

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comfort girlA sex slave; prostitute.Rate it:

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sweat equityAn investment of labour, typically by the owner and often his or her family, usually in a small business or personal residence that increases the value of the business or residence.Rate it:

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off the chainFree from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.Rate it:

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agere servum, lenonemto act the rôle of a slave, pander.Rate it:

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aliquem sub corona vendere (B. G. 3. 16)to sell a prisoner of war as a slave.Rate it:

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cupiditatibus servire, pārēreto be the slave of one's desires.Rate it:

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egregiam operam (multum, plus etc. operae) dare alicui reito expend great labour on a thing.Rate it:

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inanem laborem suscipereto lose one's labour.Rate it:

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join forcesto combine labour, to come together, to uniteRate it:

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le pauvre homme est toujours (comme un chien) à l'attacheThe poor man is a very slave, is compelled to work hard and constantly.Rate it:

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operam (et oleum) perdere or frustra consumereto lose one's labour.Rate it:

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operam (laborem, curam) in or ad aliquid impendereto expend great labour on a thing.Rate it:

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operam alicui rei tribuere, in aliquid conferreto expend great labour on a thing.Rate it:

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prawn cocktail offensiveA strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance.Rate it:

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res est multi laboris et sudoristhe matter involves much labour and fatigue.Rate it:

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superstitione teneri, constrictum esse, obligatum esseto be the slave of superstition.Rate it:

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tractor outTo dismiss while replacing manual labour with tractors.Rate it:

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two centsA nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.Rate it:

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ventri deditum esseto be the slave of one's appetite.Rate it:

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