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Laboring oar

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the oar which requires most strength and exertion; often used figuratively; as, to have, or pull, the laboring oar in some difficult undertaking.

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He also said: "We in the regulatory community will have the laboring oar in creating new regulations [and, I would add, new enforcement policies].
Balancing act: regulation and ethics by Fleischman, Edward H. / Financial Executive
The laboring oar in defense of Proposition 13 before the Supreme Court will be--as it has been in the case of all prior challenges--in the hands of the Sacramento-based Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) as amicus curiae acting on its own behalf and that of two other amici: the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and Paul Gann's Citizens Committee.
Fair or foul? by Rusher, William A. / National Review
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