- work fingers to bone
- A person who works their fingers to the bone is extremely hardworking.
He deserves his success; he worked his fingers to the bone when he started the business.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
work fingers to bone
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work one's fingers to the bone — work very hard. → bone … English new terms dictionary
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 one's fingers to the bone — {v. phr.} To work very hard. * / I have to work my fingers to the bone for a measly pittance of a salary, Fred complained./ … Dictionary of American idioms
work one's fingers to the bone — {v. phr.} To work very hard. * / I have to work my fingers to the bone for a measly pittance of a salary, Fred complained./ … Dictionary of American idioms
work one's fingers to the bone — To work until one is exhausted • • • Main Entry: ↑bone * * * I work very hard Tracy can work her fingers to the bone, but it s Ms. Green who gets the thanks II see bone … Useful english dictionary
bone — ► NOUN 1) any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2) the hard material of which bones consist. 3) a thing resembling a bone, such as a strip of stiffening for an undergarment. ► VERB 1) remove the bones… … English terms dictionary
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 one's fingers to the bone — ► work one s fingers to the bone work very hard. Main Entry: ↑bone … English terms dictionary
work my fingers to the bone — work so hard that I become thin and weak I worked my fingers to the bone to help my kids get an education … English idioms
work one's fingers to the bone — work very hard She has been working her fingers to the bone for years trying to raise her three children … Idioms and examples
