labor over



labor over someone or something

to work hard on someone or something. The surgeon labored over the patient for four hours. I labored over this painting for months before I got it the way I wanted it.
See also: labor

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GeorgeJORJ (English)English, Romanian
Tenney-Medieval English
Baldomar-Ancient Germanic
Minnie['mini]
DevynDEV-inEnglish (Modern)
Hesham-Arabic