| peg | ~ away (at), (colloq) terus bertungkus-lumus: he didn’t give up but ~ged away until he found the solution, dia tdk berputus asa sebaliknya dia terus bertungkus-lumus sehingga menemukan penyelesaiannya; he ~ged away at his exercises on his own in the gym, dia terus bertungkus-lumus berlatih secara bersendirian di gimnasium; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slave | ~ at, bertungkus-lumus membuat [sst]: she spends hours every day slaving at the housework, setiap hari dia menghabiskan masa berjam-jam bertungkus-lumus membuat kerja rumah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slave | ~ over, bertungkus-lumus: she ~d over a hot stove all day to prepare this meal and you hardly touched it, sepanjang hari dia bertungkus-lumus memasak utk menyediakan hidangan ini dan kamu menjamahnya sedikit sahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slave | ~ away, bekerja bertungkus-lumus: while you and the boys have been playing cards, I’ve been slaving away in the kitchen, sementara kamu dan rakan-rakan bermain terup, saya bekerja bertungkus-lumus di dapur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slog | vi 1. work hard and doggedly, bertungkus-lumus: he ~ged all year at the job without much success, dia bertungkus-lumus sepanjang tahun membuat kerja itu tanpa mencapai banyak kejayaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slog | n 1. hard steady work, kerja /bertungkus-lumus, membanting tulang/: getting the work done was a long hard ~, menyiapkan kerja itu satu kerja bertungkus-lumus yg mengambil masa yg lama; 2. long and difficult walk, berjalan dgn susah payah: a long ~ up the hill, lama berjalan mendaki bukit dgn susah payah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grind | ~ away (at st), bertungkus-lumus + approp v: their final-year exam is just two weeks away so they are ~ing away at it, peperiksaan akhir tahun mereka hanya dua minggu lagi, jadi mereka bertungkus-lumus mengulang kaji; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slog | ~ o’s way, a. work hard, plough o’s way, bertungkus-lumus utk + approp v sst: a man who has ~ged his way up in business, seorang yg telah bertungkus-lumus utk mencapai kejayaan dlm perniagaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| neck | break o’s ~, (colloq) a. exert os, work hard, bekerja bermati-matian, bertungkus lumus: we’d have to break our ~s to meet the deadline, kami terpaksa bertungkus-lumus supaya menepati tarikh akhir; b. be killed doing st, patah tengkuk: don’t climb the tree, you’ll break your ~, jangan panjat pokok itu, nanti patah tengkuk; get it in the ~, (colloq) teruk sso: if your father finds out, you’ll get it in the ~, kalau ayah kamu tahu, teruk kamu; risk o’s ~, menggadai nyawa: he risked his ~ to save the child, dia menggadai nyawa utk menyelamatkan budak itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stop | bring st to a ~, menghentikan sst; come to a ~, berhenti: the lift came to a ~, lif itu berhenti; pull all the ~s out, bertungkus-lumus: they pulled all the ~s out for the centenary celebration, mereka bertungkus-lumus membuat persiapan utk perayaan seratus tahun itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |