work socks off



work your socks off

  (informal)
to work very hard The lawyers that I know earn a lot of money but they work their socks off.
See go like clockwork, wear fingers to the bone, drive into the ground, slog guts out, build up a head of steam, perform miracles
See also: off, sock, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kalyani-Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
Phuntso-Bhutanese
JÓZsuaYO-zhoo-awHungarian
Basima-Arabic
Ssanyu-Eastern African, Ganda
Christie (2)-Scottish, Irish