workhorse

1. A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft/draught horse.

   Arbeitspferd

   тя́гловая ло́шадьtjáglovaja lóšadʹ, ломова́я ло́шадьlomovája lóšadʹ

   a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor

2. (broadly, figuratively)A person or piece of equipment that performs a lot of work, especially one heavily relied upon to perform consistently and regularly.

   Those old machines are not very glamorous, but even 20 years after their introduction, they are still the workhorses of the industry.

   Arbeitstier

   ломова́я ло́шадьlomovája lóšadʹ, стаха́новецstaxánovec

1. He's a typical workhorse.

   deEr ist ein typisches Arbeitstier.

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2. Tom is a silent workhorse.

   ruТом – рабочая лошадка.

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