slave over a hot stove

slave over a hot stove

To spend a lot of time and effort preparing and cooking a meal. I spent all day slaving over a hot stove, and now you say you aren't hungry?

See also: hot, over, slave, stove

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slave over a hot stove

work very hard preparing a meal. informal

See also: hot, over, slave, stove

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