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
The road was drifted with snow and it was all even a very willing horse could do, to pull a sleigh through them.
From Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun by Hawley, Mabel C.
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
It was the difference between a willing horse and a balky horse.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
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