beast of burden

beast of burden

A domesticated animal used by humans to carry or pull heavy loads. Camels have been used by people as beasts of burden for thousands of years because of their size, strength, and ability to travel long distances with minimal need for food and water.
See also: beast, burden, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • come in
  • come in a certain position
  • come on in
  • be (flat) on (one's) back
  • (Is) that everything?
  • a little goes a long way
  • by half
  • damn well
  • flat on back
  • flat on one's back
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Like Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey, who saves his men from a life as beasts, a network storage controller can relieve a storage administrator's tasks as a beast of burden. There are four elements of a network storage controller that are necessary for this success;
For higher standards see Borish, "'Another Domestic Beast of Burden'," 84-85.
We're all in this together." Scientists have learned to harness the power of some bacteria to our purposes; perhaps the virus will eventually become a beast of burden serving humanity.
For one, the specific beast of burden measures 5,354-millimeter long and 1,860-mm wide, while standing at 1,821 mm and enjoying a superb wheelbase of 3,220 mm.
James, 27, tells 3am: "Mick invited me down to his dressing room to talk about doing Beast of Burden. We did get to jump on stage and have a run through - 20 minutes before the doors opened."
Shahid, a teenager, who had brought his sick donkey in a Suzuki vehicle, was trying to solace the sick beast of burden. He said that he spent more than Rs200 to buy medicines prescribed by the vet.
Beasts of Burden poster Beast of Burden Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Grace Gummer and Pablo Schreiber.
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BEAST Of Burden could be pitched into Graded company at Newbury next Thursday as he looks to get his career over fences back on track.
Beast Of Burden 2.45 Chepstow SP forecast 6-4 Progressive hurdler (the best of these in that sphere) last season and reportedly broke a blood vessel when sent off at 8-1 for the Grade 1 Neptune at the Cheltenham Festival.
AN open letter to Newcastle United: I've held my season ticket for a brief four years now, a beast of burden at times.
Following a double at Aintree with Peckhamecho and Globalisation, two days later at her local racecourse Ffos Las she landed the Bet With Peter Sutton Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle with Audacious Plan and the 32Red.Com Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race with Beast Of Burden.
FFOS LAS: 1.10 Fletchers Flyer, 1.40 Cruising Bye, 2.10 Valid Point, 2.40 King Massini, 3.10 Abbeygrey, 3.40 Rusty Nail, 4.10 Beast Of Burden.
She reportedly uses the giant pig like alien beast of burden to haul the space ship.
Classless, authentic, protective, friendly, obedient and an uncomplaining beast of burden, the Defender is simply one of our finest engineering achievements.