labor Idiom, Proverb

labor of love

something done for personal pleasure and not for money The book that he wrote was a labor of love and he doesn

elaborate on

explain in detail（a plan，a theory，etc．）详细说明（计划、理论等）
He is going to elaborate on his design．他将对他的设计作详细的说明。
The physicist is asked to elaborate on his theory．这位物理学家被邀请详细解释他的理论。

belabor the point

Idiom(s): belabor the point

Theme: PERSISTENCE

to spend too much time on a point of discussion.
• I don't want to belabor the point, but the sooner we get these things settled, the better.
• If the speaker would agree not to belabor the point further, I will place it on the agenda for the next meeting.

be in labor|labor

v. phr. To be in parturition; experience the contractions of childbirth. Vane had been in labor for eight hours before her twin daughters were finally born.

belabor the point|belabor|point

v. phr. To overexplain something to the point of obviousness, resulting in ridicule. "Lest I belabor the point," the teacher said, "I must repeat the importance of teaching good grammar in class."

labor movement|labor|movement

n. Groups which form, strengthen, and increase membership in labor unions. His father was connected with the labor movement in the 1920's.

labor of love|labor|love

n. phr. Something done for personal pleasure and not pay or profit. Building the model railroad was a labor of love for the retired engineer.

labor under|labor

v. phr. To be the victim of; suffer from. Ken is obviously laboring under the delusion that Jennifer will marry him out of love.

stoop labor

stoop labor
Back-bending manual work, especially farm work. For example, They had us picking peas all day, and that's too much stoop labor. [First half of 1900s]