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
Meinir-Welsh
Brooks[bru:ks]
Netta (2)-Hebrew
Nina (3)-Native American, Quechua
Nigella-English (Rare)
IrvineUR-vien, UR-vinEnglish, Scottish