labor of love
noun
work done for the sake of one's own enjoyment or of benefit to others rather than for material rewards: He coached amateur baseball teams as a labor of love.
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Origin of labor of love
First recorded in 1665–75
Words nearby labor of love
labor camp, labor day, labor force, labor market, labor movement, labor of love, labor omnia vincit, labor pains, labor party, labor relations, labor spy
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Idioms and Phrases with labor of love
labor of love
Work done for one's satisfaction rather than monetary reward. For example, The research took three years but it was a labor of love. This expression appears twice in the New Testament (Hebrews 6:10, Thessalonians 1:3), referring to those who do God's work as a labor of love. [c. 1600]
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