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
Gracianagrah-THYAH-nah (Spanish), grah-SYAH-nah (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-nə (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese
MaileMIE-leHawaiian
AeolusEE-ə-ləs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Inas-Arabic
Lehua-Hawaiian
Paora-Maori