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
A wise athlete never pushes a willing horse to begin with.
From Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School by Chapman, Allen
But Ministers must already have regretted their readiness to take up the duties incumbent on Prussia in Flanders; and doubtless they resolved not to play the part of the willing horse at Toulon.
From William Pitt and the Great War by Rose, John Holland
We mustn’t ‘drive a willing horse to death,’ you know.”
From Polly's Business Venture by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
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