work (oneself) into the ground
work (oneself) into the ground
To work oneself to the point of illness or exhaustion. If you keep working 80-hour weeks, you'll work yourself into the ground sooner than later.
See also: ground, work
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
work (or run) yourself into the ground
exhaust yourself by working or running very hard. informalSee also: ground, work
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drive/run/work yourself into the ˈground
work so hard that you become extremely tired: You need to be careful, or you’ll run yourself into the ground before long. With only two or three hours’ sleep a night, he was driving himself into the ground.See also: drive, ground, run, work
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- keep a dog and bark (oneself)
- keep a dog and bark yourself
- go shares
- out of work
- be at work
- be your own master/mistress
- be (one's) own master
- mistress
- it will never fly
- It'll never fly