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work one's fingers to the bone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
work one's fin-ger-s -to the bone
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To work especially hard, usually for an extended period.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

works one's fingers to the bone (present, singular) working one's fingers to the bone (participle, present) worked one's fingers to the bone (participle, past) worked one's fingers to the bone (past)

Synonyms

toil

Questions

What does work one's fingers to the bone mean?
To work especially hard, usually for an extended period.

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