willing horse

noun

1. a person prepared to work hard

Example Sentences

“If our physical powers of attack and defense be great, yet still we are denied the necessary courage to render them effective, otherwise it would frequently go hard indeed with those who exercise little moderation in applying the whip and spur to the exhausted but willing horse.”

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We need to keep a fresh, willing horse under us to be able to do our job.

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All lay load on the willing horse.

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All lay load on the willing horse.

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Her pen and her powers were for ever at their service, and they never showed any scruple in working the willing horse.

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