馬車馬

Reading

Kana: ばしゃうま
Romaji: bashauma
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

cart-horse; work-horse

2

doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention

Note: usu. as 馬車馬のように

Kanji

Readings: バ、 うま、 うま-、 ま
Meaning: horse
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car

Example Sentence

実際(じっさい)馬車馬(ばしゃうま)のように(はたら)いたもの。
➥In reality, I used to work like a dog.
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