Trojan, he is a/works like a/a regular
Trojan, he is a/works like a/a regular
A determined, energetic individual; hardworking. The term comes from Homer’s description of the Trojans in the Iliad and Virgil’s description in the Aeneid. In both epics they are pictured as brave patriots who work hard for their country. This view was adopted by later writers, such as Samuel Butler, who wrote (Hudibras, 1663), “There they say right, and like true Trojans.”
See also: he, like, regular, work
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- answer to the description (of)
- answer to the description of
- beggar description, to
- beyond description
- a blow-by-blow description
- a/the land of milk and honey
- land of milk and honey
- land of milk and honey, the
- milk and honey
- the land of milk and honey