willing horse

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noun

a person prepared to work hard

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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How to use willing horse in a sentence

And loosening the rein of his willing horse, away he went again in a wild headlong career.
Martin Rattler|R.M. Ballantyne
These plunges seemed to be gone into for exercise and by the way, like the curvets of a willing horse.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
He was usually that way—as Madge said, Izzy would drive a willing horse to death.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island|Alice Emerson
Town, Diocese, Chapter, and the society of the neighbourhood all work the willing horse alike.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare

Chancellor Furst is not a willing horse in this case; but he is obliged to go.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XXI. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle