English / phrase
Labor of love
MEANING IN ENGLISH
a challenging project or piece of work done out of deep passion, devotion, or love rather than for money; A challenging or comprehensive task undertaken out of pure personal passion rather than for commercial gain.
In context
01
Restoring the antique wooden gramophone took grandfather nearly six months, but it was purely a labor of love.
02
Compiling a community history book with rare photographs is an exhausting labor of love for local historians.
Synonyms
Passion project,work of devotion,non-profit endeavor
Antonyms
Commercial drudgery,soulless chore,tedious grind
Collocations
A true labor of love,purely a labor of love,work is a labor of love