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labor of love
noun
- work done for the sake of one's own enjoyment or of benefit to others rather than for material rewards:
He coached amateur baseball teams as a labor of love.
Word History and Origins
Origin of labor of love1
Idioms and Phrases
Work done for one's satisfaction rather than monetary reward. For example, The research took three years but it was a labor of love . This expression appears twice in the New Testament (Hebrews 6:10, Thessalonians 1:3), referring to those who do God's work as a labor of love. [c. 1600]Example Sentences
Taking place at Ojai’s Chaparral Auditorium over two weekends in May, the project is a labor of love for everyone involved, most of whom are donating their time and talents.
Making brisket is a labor of love but the results make it all worth it.
“It's a labor of love that we do what we do, we would just like to be paid what we're worth.”
Even though the voluntary program demands a “net outpouring” of his funds and a large time commitment, he calls it a “labor of love.”
“This was a labor of love. And I thank the academy. I thank you so very much.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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