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worked one's tail off

worked one's tail off is the simple past and past participle of work one's tail off.

Meaning of work one's tail 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.

Questions about worked one's tail off

What is worked one's tail off the simple past and past participle of?
Worked one's tail off is the simple past and past participle of work one's tail off.

Words near worked one's tail off in the dictionary

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

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