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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thora	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Alexander	a-lig-ZAN-dər (English), ah-lek-SAHN-der (German), ah-lək-SAHN-dər (Dutch), AW-lek-sawn-der (Hungarian)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient
Felix	['fi:liks]
Telesphorus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Mervin	MUR-vin (English)	Welsh, English
Rizwana	-	Urdu, Arabic