work your fingers to the bone
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work your fingers to the bone — idiom
1. To work extremely hard for a long period of time, often doing physical work.
1.idiom
Definition
To work extremely hard for a long period of time, often doing physical work.
Example
Amelia's grandmother worked her fingers to the bone raising six children alone.
The farmers worked their fingers to the bone during the harvest season last autumn.