work someone's ass off
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work someone's ass off
verb works someone's ass off · working someone's ass off · worked someone's ass off · work someone's arse off
- (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To work, or cause to work, excessively or to the point of exhaustion; see work + someone's ass off.
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verb to work excessively
| Español | trabajar duro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 身を粉にして働く mi-o konishite hataraku, 馬車馬のように働く bashauma-no yō-ni hataraku, がむしゃらに働く gamushara-ni hataraku, 齷齪働く akuseku hataraku, あくせく働く akuseku hataraku, 一生懸命に働く isshōkenmei-ni hataraku |
| 中文 | 拼命工作 pīnmìng gōngzuò, 做牛做馬 /做牛做马 zuòniúzuòmǎ |
| Português | dar duro |
| Français | travailler comme un dératé, travailler comme un forcené |
| Deutsch | sich den Arsch aufreißen |
| Italiano | farsi un culo così |
| Ελληνικά | μου βγαίνει ο κώλος mou vgaínei o kólos |
| Русский | вка́лывать vkályvatʹ, надрыва́ться nadryvátʹsja, корпе́ть korpétʹ, вьёбывать vʹjóbyvatʹ |
verb to cause (someone) to work excessively
| Español | hacer chambear duramente |
|---|---|
| Português | tirar o couro de |
| Deutsch | den Arsch aufreißen |
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