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working one's fingers to the bone

working one's fingers to the bone is the present participle and gerund of work one's fingers to the bone.

Meaning of work one's fingers to the bone

Verb

work one's fingers to the bone (third-person singular simple present works one's fingers to the bone, present participle working one's fingers to the bone, simple past and past participle worked one's fingers to the bone)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To work especially hard, usually for an extended period.
    • You work all week long / You work your fingers to the bone / Friday's at an end / I can't wait for Saturday to begin1983, “Get Down Saturday Night”, in Saturday Night, performed by Oliver Cheatham
    Synonyms:
    toil

Questions about working one's fingers to the bone

What is working one's fingers to the bone the present participle and gerund of?
Working one's fingers to the bone is the present participle and gerund of work one's fingers to the bone.

Words near working one's fingers to the bone in the dictionary

  1. working memories
  2. working memory
  3. working off
  4. working on
  5. working one's buns off
  6. working one's fingers to the bone
  7. working one's guts out
  8. working one's magic
  9. working one's passage
  10. working one's tail off
  11. working one's way

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