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
ÁSgeir-Icelandic
Brigittabree-GI-tah (German)German, Dutch, Hungarian
Raginhard-Ancient Germanic
TruemanTROO-mənEnglish (Rare)
HertaHER-tahGerman
Sunitha-Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam