labor under an assumption



labor under an assumption

Fig. to function or operate believing something; to go about living while assuming something [that may not be so]. I was laboring under the idea that we were going to share the profits equally. Are you laboring under the notion that you are going to be promoted?
See also: labor

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Strong[strɔŋ]
HoldenHOL-dənEnglish (Modern)
Raya-Bulgarian
Eilwen-Welsh
Jason['dʒeisn]
Cosme-Portuguese, French