work tail off



work one's tail off

 and work one's buns off; work one's ass off; work one's butt off
Inf. Fig. to work very hard. (Use caution with butt.) I worked my tail off to get done on time. You spend half your life working your butt off—and for what?
See also: off, tail, work

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Georgiana[dʒɔ:dʒi'a:nə]
Alta-Various
Jamaal-Arabic
Alexeyah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Madge[mædʒ]
Adriana[.eidri'ænə]