To slave over a hot stove In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "to slave over a hot stove", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-10-17 11:10

Meaning of To slave over a hot stove (redirected from slave over a hot stove )

Slave over a hot stove phrase informal humourous

To devote a significant amount of time and effort to the preparation and cooking of a meal.

I've been slaving over a hot stove all morning.

When hearing that Victoria returned to American, my mother was so delighted that she spent all day slaving over a hot stove.

Why do you throw away food? I've been slaving over this hot stove for 5 hours.

Other phrases about:

slog/sweat/work/flog your guts out

To work very hard for something

Eager Beaver

An industrious person 

to work one's tail off

To work extremely hard

smell of the lamp

Show signs of great and arduous efforts or labour on study or tasks leading to the result of tiredness and lack of vitality.

Grammar and Usage of Slave over a hot stove

Verb Forms

  • slaved over a hot stove
  • slaves over a hot stove
  • slaving over a hot stove
  • to slave over a hot stove

The verb "slave" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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