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a labour of love
USUK
hard work that you do because you enjoy it or care about it, not for money
US spelling: 'a labor of love'. Often said about long projects such as books, gardens and old houses.
In context
Restoring her grandfather's old house was a labour of love that took three years.
The website is a labour of love; we've never made a penny from it.
More idioms about work
- a baptism of firea very difficult first experience of a new job or activity
- a cushy joba job that is easy and pleasant but still pays well
- a dead-end joba job with no chance of promotion or of learning anything new
- a jack of all tradesa person who can do many different kinds of work fairly well
- a nine-to-five joba regular office job with fixed hours, usually from about 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.