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
ÁSgeir	-	Icelandic
Brigitta	bree-GI-tah (German)	German, Dutch, Hungarian
Raginhard	-	Ancient Germanic
Trueman	TROO-mən	English (Rare)
Herta	HER-tah	German
Sunitha	-	Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam