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work one's tail off

work one's tail off verb: less vulgar synonym of work one's ass off.

Verb

work one's tail off (third-person singular simple present works one's tail off, present participle working one's tail off, simple past and past participle worked one's tail off)

  1. (slang) Less vulgar synonym of work one's ass off.

Forms of work one's tail off

third-person singular presentworks one's tail off
present participleworking one's tail off
past participleworked one's tail off
pastworked one's tail off

Questions about work one's tail off

What does work one's tail off mean?
Work one's tail off means less vulgar synonym of work one's ass off.
What part of speech is work one's tail off?
Work one's tail off is a verb.
What is the past tense of work one's tail off?
The past tense of work one's tail off is worked one's tail off.

Words near work one's tail off in the dictionary

  1. work one's buns off
  2. work one's fingers to the bone
  3. work one's guts out
  4. work one's magic
  5. work one's passage
  6. work one's tail off
  7. work one's way
  8. work one's way up
  9. work oneself to the bone
  10. work order
  11. work orders

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