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
Legolas	-	Literature
Alondra	ah-LON-drah	Spanish
Zusman	-	Yiddish
Yua	yoo-ah	Japanese
Burkett	['bɜ:kit]
Sharar	-	Biblical