pile on the work
pile on the work
To continually or consistently increase the amount of work one or someone else has to do. If he keeps piling on the work like this, he's going to drive himself to an early grave. The boss has been piling on the work lately in order for us to get this project finished before Christmas.
See also: on, pile, work
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- pile the work on
- be at work
- keep a dog and bark (oneself)
- keep a dog and bark yourself
- go shares
- have truck with
- I've got work to do
- be your own master/mistress
- mistress
- be (one's) own master