no rest for the weary
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8.2
- idiom
- With three children and a full-time job, there's truly no rest for the weary.
Examples
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Working late into the night, she sighed, "no rest for the weary."
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There is no rest for the weary after a long day at work!
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After finishing the big project, he realized there was no rest for the weary as another task awaited.
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Despite being exhausted, she found no rest for the weary during the project.
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After finishing the big project, he realized there was no rest for the weary as another task awaited.
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With three children and a full-time job, there's truly no rest for the weary.
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Working late into the night, she sighed, "no rest for the weary."
Synonyms
3
7.6
People say this when they have a lot of work and little rest
1
9.9
Do something, especially work, for very long periods without rest
To work hard and continue when things are difficult
To keep trying until everything is finished no matter how long it takes
Antonyms
How Rested
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents: 'no' (not any) + 'rest' (a break) + 'for the weary' (for tired people), so it literally states that tired people get no rest. This straightforward grammatical structure and common lexical meanings make the message predictable for a B1 learner who knows the component words.
Etymology
The saying no rest for the weary gives a clear picture: someone so weary, meaning very tired, who never gets rest, meaning a break. That's why people use it to say 'even tired people must keep working or dealing with problems without a break'.