work fingers to the bone

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.

work (one's) fingers to the bone

To labor extremely hard; toil or travail.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Irene	ie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L
Georgios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Andre	awn-DRAY	English, African American
Benigna	-	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Late Roman
Holland	['hɔlənd]
Bacheller	['bætʃələ]