back to the salt mines
вернуться к чему-либо с большой неохотой; например к работе, которую не хочется делать
Пример использования идиомы back to the salt mines:
The work was tedious; they finished their coffee and went back to the salt mines.
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Другие идиомы:
- get (someone's) back up
- rub salt in (someone's) wound
- behind one's back
- back and forth
- break the back of (something)
- back up (someone or something)
- back in circulation
- back down
- give (someone) the shirt off one's back
- put one's back into (something)
- back-to-back
- back down (from someone or something)
- get off (someone's) back
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
- stab (someone) in the back