willing horse
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He's a very willing horse who always gives 110%.
From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2010
Canadair's grizzled, square-jawed president, known as "willing horse" because of his 12-to-18 hour workday.
From Time Magazine Archive
Therefore he spurred his willing horse against the hill, and up the many-winding ruggedness of road, hoping, at every turn, to descry in the distance the vehicle carrying that very plaguesome box.
From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
Next, when the Voluntary System had done its damnedest—in other words, when the willing horse had been worked to his last ounce—we tried the Derby Scheme.
From All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand by Hay, Ian
Before taking up her more interesting work, she had been granted a fortnight's leave; the exacting matron realized that the willing horse which works its hardest is one which will eventually collapse under its burden.
From There was a King in Egypt by Lorimer, Norma
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