Slog
verb
To work hard over a long period.
He slogged for years before he made it big in the music industry.
verb
To hit something hard and with violence.
The cricket player slogged the ball out of the pitch.
Often appears as...
- slog the ball
- slog a six
noun
An extended spell of hard, physical work.
She went through a slog to complete the project before the deadline.
Often appears as...
- long slog
- uphill slog
verb
To travel a difficult or laborious route.
We slogged through the swamp for hours before reaching our destination.
verb
To work hard over a long period.
He slogged for years before he made it big in the music industry.
verb
To hit something hard and with violence.
The cricket player slogged the ball out of the pitch.
Often appears as...
- slog the ball
- slog a six
noun
An extended spell of hard, physical work.
She went through a slog to complete the project before the deadline.
Often appears as...
- long slog
- uphill slog
verb
To travel a difficult or laborious route.
We slogged through the swamp for hours before reaching our destination.
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Pro Tip 1/2Figurative Meaning
Slog can mean working hard on anything, not just physical labor.
After slogging over the proposal all night, she felt exhausted.
Pro Tip 2/2Long Duration
Slog emphasizes the duration and difficulty of the job or task.
I've been slogging away at this report for weeks!
Pro Tip 1/2Figurative Meaning
Slog can mean working hard on anything, not just physical labor.
After slogging over the proposal all night, she felt exhausted.
Pro Tip 2/2Long Duration
Slog emphasizes the duration and difficulty of the job or task.
I've been slogging away at this report for weeks!
Pro Tip 1/2Figurative Meaning
Slog can mean working hard on anything, not just physical labor.
After slogging over the proposal all night, she felt exhausted.
Pro Tip 2/2Long Duration
Slog emphasizes the duration and difficulty of the job or task.
I've been slogging away at this report for weeks!
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Spotting a Rare Giant...
long hard slog and finally we can hear them somewhere on the edge of the lake but it seems hearing them is far easier than sea so we followed their calls in the hotel emerge giant otters are incredibly rare it would be quite an
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Where in the World is...
draining and what was supposed to be a fun mission was turning into a slog when i was in mali which i think was country 154 i was again burnt out over it i remember facetiming my friend ashley and i was like what am i doing
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How to turn protest into...
Not the single sudden triumph, but the long, slow slog. You don't have to be anyone special to be part of this grind, to expand the frame of the possible, to pick a defining fight, or to secure an early win.
Video examples
Spotting a Rare Giant...
long hard slog and finally we can hear them somewhere on the edge of the lake but it seems hearing them is far easier than sea so we followed their calls in the hotel emerge giant otters are incredibly rare it would be quite an
Video examples
Where in the World is...
draining and what was supposed to be a fun mission was turning into a slog when i was in mali which i think was country 154 i was again burnt out over it i remember facetiming my friend ashley and i was like what am i doing
Video examples
How to turn protest into...
Not the single sudden triumph, but the long, slow slog. You don't have to be anyone special to be part of this grind, to expand the frame of the possible, to pick a defining fight, or to secure an early win.
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Quote examples
Sushmita Sen
Indian Actress
As a kid, I wanted to do so many different things; I saw my aunt as an air hostess, and then I wanted to be an air hostess. I found it very glamorous, but when I flew for the first time in my life, and I saw how air hostesses have to slog and how they have to work with everybody going 'ting-ting' and how they have to keep on running up and down.
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Michael Gerber
American Writer
Opening a business is going to be hard work, no matter what choices you make. If you decide to fall on your sword and just slog through all the work as an operator instead of an owner, then you take responsibility for the entire operation and the actions of the business.
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Tracy McMillan
American Author
Being in a relationship is a hard, painful slog at least once a week, maybe more often - especially if you have a lot of defenses to let down, or if your parents didn't know how to love you very well.
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Calum Scott
English Musician
I worked in an office for eight years, so I know what it's like to slog through for money, but now to be able travel the world and sing to so many people, it's a complete dream come true.
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Wunmi Mosaku
Nigerian Actress
I feel middle-class, but my family had to start from scratch. There was no inheritance from a great-aunt. It feels like a slog.
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Denise Mina
Scottish Writer
I have two children. They are more fun than anything in the world, and it's more immediate fun than the hard slog of writing.
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Saswata Chatterjee
Directors didn't flood me with offers because I was Subhendu's son. I had to slog to find my foothold.
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Peter O'Toole
Irish Actor
I never found it easy to learn my lines. It was slog, slog, slog.
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Ted Strickland
American Politician
It's been a long slog back, and we've still got a long way to go.
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Aisling Bea
Irish Actress
Americans like workers, people who slog. I love working.
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Sushmita Sen
Indian Actress
As a kid, I wanted to do so many different things; I saw my aunt as an air hostess, and then I wanted to be an air hostess. I found it very glamorous, but when I flew for the first time in my life, and I saw how air hostesses have to slog and how they have to work with everybody going 'ting-ting' and how they have to keep on running up and down.
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Michael Gerber
American Writer
Opening a business is going to be hard work, no matter what choices you make. If you decide to fall on your sword and just slog through all the work as an operator instead of an owner, then you take responsibility for the entire operation and the actions of the business.
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Tracy McMillan
American Author
Being in a relationship is a hard, painful slog at least once a week, maybe more often - especially if you have a lot of defenses to let down, or if your parents didn't know how to love you very well.
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Calum Scott
English Musician
I worked in an office for eight years, so I know what it's like to slog through for money, but now to be able travel the world and sing to so many people, it's a complete dream come true.
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Wunmi Mosaku
Nigerian Actress
I feel middle-class, but my family had to start from scratch. There was no inheritance from a great-aunt. It feels like a slog.
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Denise Mina
Scottish Writer
I have two children. They are more fun than anything in the world, and it's more immediate fun than the hard slog of writing.
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Saswata Chatterjee
Directors didn't flood me with offers because I was Subhendu's son. I had to slog to find my foothold.
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Peter O'Toole
Irish Actor
I never found it easy to learn my lines. It was slog, slog, slog.
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Ted Strickland
American Politician
It's been a long slog back, and we've still got a long way to go.
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Aisling Bea
Irish Actress
Americans like workers, people who slog. I love working.
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