trabajar como un negro

An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(general)
a. to slave away
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¿Qué tal tu día? - Lo mismo de siempre. Trabajé como una negra todo el día.How was your day? - Same old same old. I slaved away all day long.
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