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?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Graciana	grah-THYAH-nah (Spanish), grah-SYAH-nah (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-nə (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Maile	MIE-le	Hawaiian
Aeolus	EE-ə-ləs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Inas	-	Arabic
Lehua	-	Hawaiian
Paora	-	Maori