- hard at doing something
- hard at something & hard at doing somethingworking hard at something. •
Tom's busy. He's hard at work on the lawn.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hard at doing something
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have a hard time doing something — have a hard time (doing something) to have difficulty doing something. With all the traffic noise, Mr. Packard had a hard time hearing the reporters questions … New idioms dictionary
make hard work of doing something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
make hard work of something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
have visions of (doing) something — phrase to imagine that a particular thing is going to happen in the future I had visions of cold showers and hard beds, but in fact the place was pretty comfortable. Thesaurus: to imagine, or to use your imaginationsynonym Main entry: vision … Useful english dictionary
have a (hard) job doing do something — have a (hard/difficult) job doing/to do sth idiom to have difficulty doing sth • You ll have a job convincing them that you re right. • He had a hard job to make himself heard. Main entry: ↑jobidiom … Useful english dictionary
hard — (adj.) O.E. heard solid, firm, not soft, also severe, rigorous, cruel, from P.Gmc. *hardu (Cf. O.S., Du. hard, O.N. harðr hard, O.H.G. harto extremely, very, Ger. hart, Goth. hardus hard ), from PIE *kortu , (Cf. Gk. kratos … Etymology dictionary
hard at it — Working hard, very busy • • • Main Entry: ↑hard * * * hard at it informal phrase doing something in a fast busy way Thesaurus: busy and workingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
(a) pat on the back (for something doing something) — a ˌpat on the ˈback (for sth/for doing sth) idiom (informal) praise or approval for sth that you have done well • He deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work. • Give yourself a pat on the back! Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
by dint of something doing something — by dint of sth/of doing sth idiom (formal) by means of sth • He succeeded by dint of hard work. • She became an honorary member by dint of winning the championship. Main entry: ↑dint … Useful english dictionary
set your sights on something doing something — set your sights on sth/on doing sth idiom to decide that you want sth and to try very hard to get it • She s set her sights on getting into Harvard. • I had set my sights on a career in journalism. Main entry: ↑sightidiom … Useful english dictionary
(a) pat on the back (for for doing something) — a ˌpat on the ˈback (for sth/for doing sth) idiom (informal) praise or approval for sth that you have done well • He deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work. • Give yourself a pat on the back! Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
