- work your fingers to the bone
- Work your fingers to the boneIf you work your fingers to the bone, you work extremely hard on something.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
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. (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
work your fingers to the bone — to work very hard, especially doing something that involves a lot of physical effort … English dictionary
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
