WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE BONE

Meaning of WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE BONE in English

{v. phr.} To work very hard. * /"I have to work my fingers to the bone for a measly pittance of a salary," Fred complained./

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE BONE — work very hard. → bone
Concise Oxford English vocab
WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE BONE — {v. phr.} To work very hard. * /"I have to work my fingers to the bone for a measly pittance …
Словарь английских идиом
WORK ONE`S FINGERS TO THE BONE — work very hard The woman who lives next door worked her fingers to the bone in order to make enough …
English Idioms vocab
WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE BONE — v. phr. To work very hard. "I have to work my fingers to the bone for a measly pittance of …
American Idioms English vocabulary
S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FINGERS — mga tudlo
English-Visayan vocabulary
BONE — I Rigid connective tissue of Bones serve as the body's supporting framework, provide muscle-attachment points for movement, protect the internal …
Английский словарь Британика
WORK — I. ˈwərk, ˈwə̄k, ˈwəik noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc, worc; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BONE — I. ˈbōn noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English boon, bon, from Old English bān; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FINGERS — plural of finger present third singular of finger
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BÔNE — adjective or bone Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Bône or Bone (now Annaba ), Algeria : of or from the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORK — /werrk/ , n., adj., v., worked or ( Archaic except for 35, 37, 40 ) wrought; working . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BONE — /bohn/ , n. , v. , boned, boning , adv. n. 1. Anat. , Zool. a. one of the structures …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORK — I. ˈwərk noun Etymology: Middle English werk, work, from Old English werc, weorc; akin to Old High German werc work, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BONE — I. ˈbōn noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bon, from Old English bān; akin to Old High German & …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORK — noun to ferment, as a liquid. 2. work ·noun ore before it is dressed. 3. work ·add. ·noun break; twist. …
Webster English vocab
BONE — vt to fertilize with bone. 2. bone ·noun dice. 3. bone ·noun fig.: the framework of anything. 4. bone ·vt …
Webster English vocab
BONE — [bone] n, often attrib [ME bon, fr. OE ban; akin to OHG & ON bein bone, and perh. to OIr …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BONE — rigid body tissue consisting of cells embedded in an abundant, hard intercellular material. The two principal components of this material, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BONE — bone, Bone BrE AmE bəʊn AmE boʊn ▷ boned bəʊnd AmE boʊnd ▷ boning ˈbəʊn ɪŋ AmE ˈboʊn ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORK — / wɜːk; NAmE wɜːrk/ verb , noun ■ verb DO JOB / TASK 1. work (at / on sth) to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — / wʌn; NAmE / number , determiner , pronoun ■ number , determiner 1. the number 1 : Do you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BONE — / bəʊn; NAmE boʊn/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the hard parts that form …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORK — I. work 1 S1 W1 /wɜːk $ wɜːrk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ work , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BONE — I. bone 1 S2 W2 /bəʊn $ boʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ban ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORK — n. & v. --n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BONE — n. & v. --n. 1 any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORK — n. & v. n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BONE — n. & v. n. 1 any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORK — n. & v. --n. 1. the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
BONE — n. & v. --n. 1. any of the pieces of hard tissue making up the skeleton in vertebrates. 2 (in …
Oxford English vocab
WORK — ( works, working, worked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. People who …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BONE — ( bones, boning, boned) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your bones …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE — I. number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fine one to talk (= you are criticizing someone for something you do …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bone china bone dry ▪ There had been no rain for months and the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BONE — n. Rigid connective tissue of vertebrates , consisting of cells embedded in a hard matrix. Bones serve as the body's …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BONE — Synonyms and related words : adamant, aitchbone, anklebone, anvil, backbone, bill, biscuit, bony, breastbone, brick, buck, calcaneus, cannon bone, carpal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORK — INDEX: work that somebody does 1. work that someone does as part of their job 2. work that a student …
Longman Activator English vocab
FINGERS — • ↑ be able to count sth on (the fingers of) one hand • ↑ catch sb with their fingers …
Longman Activator English vocab
BONE — n. 25B6; noun . See lists here and at fracture . osseous, osteo-. Human Bones See also vertebra . occipital …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FINGERS — fringes
Anagrams English vocabulary
FINGERS — See clutch semi-centrifugal release fingers .
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FINGERS — Small flags used to control light. (Grip/Lighting)
Film and Video English vocabulary
WORK — 1. сущ. 1) работа; труд; занятие; дело to quit, stop work ≈ окончить работу, завершить работу They quit work at …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TO — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед гласными); (редуцированная форма, употр. перед согласными) 1. предл. 1) местные и пространственные значения а) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один (число 1) one book ≈ одна книга one million ≈ один миллион one half ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FINGERS — Пальцы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BONE — I 1. сущ. 1) о кости как части тела позвоночных а) кость to the bone bone-polisher set a broken bone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FINGERS — Палец
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WORK — work.ogg 1. wɜ:k n 1. 1> работа, труд; дело; деятельность difficult work - трудная работа work horse - рабочая лошадь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE — one.ogg 1. wʌn n 1. 1> (число) один one and two make three - один плюс /и/ два - три …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BONE — bone.ogg _I 1. bəʋn n 1. кость 2. 1> кость ( материал ) bone manure - костяное удобрение 2> собир. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WORK — 1) работа || работать 2) действие; функционирование || действовать; функционировать 3) обработка || обрабатывать 4) заготовка; обрабатываемая деталь; обрабатываемое изделие …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WORK — 1) работа || работать 2) действие; функционирование || действовать; функционировать 3) обработка || обрабатывать 4) заготовка; обрабатываемая деталь; обрабатываемое изделие 5) мн. ч. завод; …
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