put in a hard day at work
put in a hard day at work
To work for a full day doing something that is physically or mentally exhausting. After putting in a hard day at work, the only thing I want to do is sit back on my sofa and relax. Quit complaining—you've never put in a hard day at work in your life.
See also: hard, put, work
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put in a hard day at work
and put in a hard day's workFig. to work very hard at one's job. I put in a hard day at work at the office, and now I want to be left alone to rest.
See also: hard, put, work
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- just another day at the office
- by the day
- enough is a feast
- day off
- make a day of (doing something)
- make a day of doing
- make a day of it
- be music to (one's) ears
- be music to your ears
- from one day to the next