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willing horse

British  

noun

  1. a person prepared to work hard

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

"Come, then," and, willing horse, the big man got clumsily to all fours and, prancing ponderously, drew up at her side.

From Where the Trail Divides by Lillibridge, Will

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.

The rising sun reddened the crest of the hills, and the rider, halting his willing horse, sat motionless, gazing steadily into the southwest.

From Keith of the Border by Parrish, Randall

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