- work your fingers to the bone
- to work very hard, especially doing something that involves a lot of physical effort
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work your fingers to the bone
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work your fingers to the bone — phrase to work very hard, especially doing something that involves a lot of physical effort Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: work * * * work your fingers to the bone see ↑finger, 1 • • • … Useful english dictionary
work your fingers to the bone — If you work your fingers to the bone, you work extremely hard on something … The small dictionary of idiomes
work your fingers to the bone — If you work your fingers to the bone, you work extremely hard on something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who works their fingers to the bone is extremely hardworking. He deserves his success; he worked his fingers to… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
work (your) fingers to the bone — wear/work (your) fingers to the bone to work very hard for a very long time. I ve been working my fingers to the bone to get the dress ready in time for the wedding … New idioms dictionary
Work your fingers to the bone — If you work your fingers to the bone, you work extremely hard on something … Dictionary of English idioms
wear (your) fingers to the bone — wear/work (your) fingers to the bone to work very hard for a very long time. I ve been working my fingers to the bone to get the dress ready in time for the wedding … New idioms dictionary
work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
work — 1 verb DO A JOB 1 (I) to do a job that you are paid for: Harry is 78, and still working. (+ for): David works for the BBC. | work as a secretary/builder etc: She works as a management consultant for a design company. | work long hours/nights etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bone — 1 noun 1 BODY (C) one of the hard parts that together form the frame of a human or animal body: The X ray showed that the bone was broken in two places. | thigh/cheek/jaw etc bone (=the bone in your thigh etc): very prominent cheek bones | big… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bone — bone1 W2S2 [bəun US boun] n [: Old English; Origin: ban] 1.) one of the hard parts that together form the frame of a human, animal, or fish body ▪ The X ray showed that the bone was broken in two places. hip/leg/cheek etc bone (=the bone in your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
