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Meanings of hard slog in English

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Usage of hard slog in English
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It means everyone involved questioning whether the hard slog is worth it.
The Irish Times
2
So how come cycling in Ireland is still such a hard slog?
The Irish Times
3
But that last fifteen per cent is going to be a hard slog.
The Neutronium Alchemist
4
Years of hard slog are behind most apparent overnight successes.
The Irish Times
5
It rarely does the hard slog of hunting them down.
The Guardian
6
As a business model in the Irish mobile market, it is also a hard slog.
The Irish Times
7
It was a hard slog up the access road.
Shade's children
8
The glamorous world of horse-racing is built on the hard slog of the stable staff.
The Irish Times
9
The summer is here and Irish third-level students can relax after all the hard slog.
The Irish Times
10
Southland industries are warning it'll be a long hard slog finding new jobs for smelter workers.
Radio NZ
11
This recovery will be much more of a long, hard slog than general sentiment currently suggests.
Radio NZ
12
It's a long, hard slog to the top, and you enjoy the view from the top.
The Guardian
13
It's time to knuckle down again, succumb to the hard slog of constant and repetitive training.
The Irish Times
14
But all this is a long, hard slog.
The Guardian
15
It's been a hard slog to get there.
The South African
16
The Venice biennale can be hard slog, a soul-sapping hack through dense thickets of images and words.
The Guardian
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