work one’s fingers to the bone

(verb) to work extremely hard

Example Sentences:

A: How is school going? Are you still studying Engineering?
B: Yeah, but it’s so hard! I study for hours every day!
A: Well, just keep working your fingers to the bone. If you keep working hard, you’ll be successful one day!

The young football player is going to work his fingers to the bone by practicing every day, so he can play professionally one day.

A: You look great! How did you lose so much weight?
B: Well, I worked my fingers to the bone and exercised every day.
A: Fantastic!

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Work Those Fingers to the Bone!

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Similar idioms:

1. work like a dog
2. keep one’s nose to the grindstone
3. roll up one’s sleeves
4. buckle down
5. bust one’s ass
6. knuckle down
7. put one’s shoulder to the wheel
8. pull one’s weight
9. bone of contention
10. have a bone to pick with someone
11. work up to
12. bend over backwards
13. no pain, no gain
14. knock oneself out
15. break one’s back