work (one's) fingers to the bone

To work excessively hard. Likened to literally wearing the skin off of one's hands from too much manual labor. I have worked my fingers to the bone renovating this house, and I'm glad to say that it has all been worth it. You have everyone working their fingers to the bone. You need to give them a break or they'll burn out.

See also: bone, finger, work

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

work one's fingers to the bone

Cliché to work very hard. I worked my fingers to the bone so you children could have everything you needed. Now look at the way you treat me! I spent the day working my fingers to the bone, and now I want to relax.

See also: bone, finger, work

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

work one's fingers to the bone

Also, work one's tail or butt off . Exert oneself, labor very hard, as in She's working her fingers to the bone to support her children, or I work my tail off and then the government takes half my income in taxes. The first hyperbole, with its image of working the skin and flesh off one's fingers, dates from the mid-1800s; the less polite variants date from the first half of the 1900s.

See also: bone, finger, work

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

work your fingers to the bone

If you work your fingers to the bone, you work extremely hard. What sort of life is this if, like a miner, you work your fingers to the bone? I have washed, cooked, fetched and carried all my life. I worked my fingers to the bone in his house.

See also: bone, finger, work

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

work your fingers to the bone

work very hard.

See also: bone, finger, work

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

work your ˌfingers to the ˈbone

(informal) work very hard: It’s not fair — I work my fingers to the bone all day and then I have to cook and clean in the evenings.

See also: bone, finger, work

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

work (one's) fingers to the bone

To labor extremely hard; toil or travail.

See also: bone, finger, work

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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词组	work (one's) fingers to the bone
释义	work (one's) fingers to the bone work (one's) fingers to the bone To work excessively hard. Likened to literally wearing the skin off of one's hands from too much manual labor. I have worked my fingers to the bone renovating this house, and I'm glad to say that it has all been worth it. You have everyone working their fingers to the bone. You need to give them a break or they'll burn out. See also: bone, finger, work Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. work one's fingers to the bone Cliché to work very hard. I worked my fingers to the bone so you children could have everything you needed. Now look at the way you treat me! I spent the day working my fingers to the bone, and now I want to relax. See also: bone, finger, work McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. work one's fingers to the bone Also, work one's tail or butt off . Exert oneself, labor very hard, as in She's working her fingers to the bone to support her children, or I work my tail off and then the government takes half my income in taxes. The first hyperbole, with its image of working the skin and flesh off one's fingers, dates from the mid-1800s; the less polite variants date from the first half of the 1900s. See also: bone, finger, work The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. work your fingers to the bone If you work your fingers to the bone, you work extremely hard. What sort of life is this if, like a miner, you work your fingers to the bone? I have washed, cooked, fetched and carried all my life. I worked my fingers to the bone in his house. See also: bone, finger, work Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. work your fingers to the bone work very hard. See also: bone, finger, work Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary work your ˌfingers to the ˈbone (informal) work very hard: It’s not fair — I work my fingers to the bone all day and then I have to cook and clean in the evenings. See also: bone, finger, work Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary work (one's) fingers to the bone To labor extremely hard; toil or travail. See also: bone, finger, work American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: babbling idiot idiot flood contemplation be shouting (one's) head off be shouting your head off contemplate contemplate (one's) navel contemplate your navel gaze
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