駑馬に鞭打つ
dobanimuchiutsu
to work hard, to keep one's nose to the grindstone
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  1. dobanimuchiutsu to work hard, to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to make someone do what is beyond their ability
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Kanji Breakdown
Slow Horse, Foolish Fellow
On: ど Kun: にぶ.い
15 strokes
Horse
On: ば Kun: うま,うま-,ま
10 strokes N3
Whip, Rod, Counter For Whippings
On: べん,へん Kun: むち,むちうつ
18 strokes
Strike, Hit, Knock, Pound, Dozen
On: だ,だあす Kun: う.つ,う.ち-,ぶ.つ
5 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
駑馬に鞭打つ (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく駑馬に鞭打つことがあります。
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