Dictionary entry
Tho'
Pronunciation: /ðəʊ/
Pronunciation
/ðəʊ/
Myanmar Meaning
tho [Dou] short for though. though ၏ အတိုကောက်။
Definition
taskmaster /'tɑ:skmɑ:stǝ(r); US -mæstǝr/ n ရက္ရက္စက္စက္ ခိုင္းသူ။ Our teacher is a hard taskmaster.
Examples
- ‘Not only is it a hard taskmaster
- insatiable in the demands it makes on its followers
- it often saves the best till last.’
- ‘Soden has been portrayed in some quarters as a hard taskmaster who doesn't suffer fools gladly.’
- ‘But history is a hard taskmaster and she has also bequeathed to us all the problems arising from the defeats and betrayals of the socialist revolution in the twentieth century.’
- ‘He is said by colleagues to be a hard taskmaster who does not tolerate failure.’
- ‘Renowned as a hard taskmaster who drives his charges to the limit
- he admits to being a straight-talking sort who fell out with the rulers of amateur boxing in his native country.’
- ‘It is this very attention to detail that gives Miquel such a grasp of the businesses he runs
- but also leads critics to describe him as difficult
- a hard taskmaster and obsessive.’
- ‘He seemed a hard taskmaster
- but he did it all for what he saw to be the ultimate good.’
- ‘Martin
- the course director
- is something of a harsh taskmaster when he wants to be.’
- ‘And he is a hard taskmaster where science is concerned.’
- ‘Generations of children in the town have grown up knowing her as a hard taskmaster in her role as a swimming instructor.’
- ‘It involves hard choices and you have to be a hard taskmaster.’
- ‘He can and will make mistakes and a public growing weary of this government will prove to be hard taskmasters when polling day comes around.’
- ‘He went to train in Paris
- Belgium and Scotland under harsh taskmasters.’
- ‘The novel and the film tell the story of a piano instructor
- Erika
- a demanding taskmaster who embarks on a dramatic affair with a younger music student.’
- ‘We object to the portrayal of Jesus as a demanding taskmaster who will send us to hell if we fail to live as faithful Christians.’
- ‘He was my first guru and was a hard taskmaster
- adamant about me getting the basics of my training in Carnatic music right.’
- ‘Having come face-to-face with the king of political interviews on his other show
- University Challenge
- she has nothing but praise for the hard taskmaster.’
- ‘I'm a hard taskmaster and there is still room for improvement.’
- ‘She's quite a hard taskmaster: everything has to be just right.’
- ‘I appreciated the counselling of compassion and acceptance
- since my tendency is to be a harsh taskmistress.’