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toil on vs toil in

Both "toil on" and "toil in" are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. "Toil on" is used when referring to continuing to work hard on a specific task or project, while "toil in" is used when describing working hard in a particular environment or field.

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toil on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to continuing to work hard on a specific task or project.

Use "toil on" when you want to emphasize the act of working hard and persistently on a particular task or project.

Examples:

She continued to toil on her novel, hoping to finish it by the end of the month.
Despite the challenges, the team decided to toil on and complete the project.
He toiled on the farm day and night to ensure a good harvest.

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While you and I toil on obscurely.
And this pocket of sunlight freed humans from their toil on the land.
I suggest you toil on your own.
And this pocket of sunlight freed humans from their toil on the land.
Four years of negotiations means of course four years of toil on both sides.
Keep eyes on your toil, skug!
For the sake of my child I spur my weak body on to toil
not on work, on saving, on toil!
Father and son in mutual toil...
With golden soil and... wealth for toil Our home is girt by sea.
I bought this radio with my toil.
So I shall continue to toil through this waking life.
Through this world of toil and snares.
Hubble bubble toil... and trouble.
Although I toil all day, I'm a lady and you a starving.
Let us toil for Lady Beatrice the Bimbo for food and lodging.
Remember... When men build lives from honest toil...
We do not plow the fields or toil in the mine.
They toil to preserve the old while making it new.
They toil with a feathered quill, your Holiness.

Alternatives:

work on
labor on
strive on
persevere on
persist on

toil in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when describing working hard in a particular environment or field.

Use "toil in" when you want to emphasize the effort and hard work put into a specific environment or field.

Examples:

She toiled in the fields all day under the scorching sun.
He toiled in the factory to support his family.
They toiled in the kitchen preparing a feast for the guests.

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We do not plow the fields or toil in the mine.
I would rather see a child toil in a mill than starve by the road-side.
She's parlayed her looks into a subsidized vacation while the rest of us here toil in the dust.
But I hope because there's so much work and care and toil in it.
To my everlasting relief and after a year's toil in this lonely place have I finally stumbled upon a suitable place for my cargo fortified by nature against the encroachments accidental or deliberate even of those who would force our tongues to betray its trust.
Most actors toil in obscurity, never stepping into the spotlight.
But you and I - we toil in the dark, unrecognized, unappreciated.
Bob, are you one of the many... faceless men and women... who toil in the streets,... guiding your diesel Goliath... through the blighted cityscape... to make sure that we get home safe and sound?
You want to know why a wizard toils in the field like a farmer?
Father and son in mutual toil...
It's the kind of story people like to hear... because everyone has experienced trouble, and toil and suffering in their lives.
Spring joyfully puts forth its tender greenery, so that those who toil, untroubled in the cornfields, may reap an abundant harvest.
You should let the rest of us toil down here in the salt mines while you put your feet up and bask in the glory.
You're an original voice, worth, in today's scarcity-defines-value... capitalist system under which we toil, your weight in gold.
Even after she was dead and it was quiet in that room. I took that bottle, and I poured it in the toil... toilet.
While you and I toil on obscurely.
And this pocket of sunlight freed humans from their toil on the land.
With golden soil and... wealth for toil Our home is girt by sea.
I bought this radio with my toil.
So I shall continue to toil through this waking life.

Alternatives:

work in
labor in
strive in
persevere in
engage in

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