work your fingers to the bone

work your fingers to the bone
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

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work your fingers to the bone — see finger, 1
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Main Entry:bone
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work your fingers to the bone
: to work very hard

She had to work her fingers to the bone to make enough money to raise her kids.

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Main Entry:finger
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work your fingers to the bone — see finger, 1
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Main Entry:work

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work your fingers to the ˈbone idiom
to work very hard
Main entry:fingeridiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

  • 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

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