What does working to the bone mean?

work extremely hard
to work extremely hard, especially for a long time: She worked her fingers to the bone to provide a home and food for seven children. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Work, working and the workplace.

What does I want you to the bone mean?

phrase. You use to the bone to indicate that you are very deeply affected by something.

Is worked to the bone an idiom?

There is an idiom in English, “I worked my fingers to the bone.” It means “I worked long and hard in this, probably longer than I should have.” I usually hear it in the context of someone calling someone else ungrateful or unsympathetic.

What does the expression close to the bone mean?

phrase. If something is too close to the bone, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is very close to the truth or to the real nature of something. See full dictionary entry for bone.

What does to work one’s fingers to the bone mean?

to work very hard
Definition of work one’s fingers to the bone : to work very hard She had to work her fingers to the bone to make enough money to raise her kids.

What does I love you to the bone mean?

(or to one’s bones) used to emphasize that a person has a specified quality in an overwhelming or fundamental way: she’s a New Englander to her bones.

What does worked my fingers to the bone mean?

Are you working me meaning?

When one person “is working” another, that person is trying to deceive the other person or gain some advantage through trickery.

Is close to the bone a saying?

If something you say or write is close to the bone, it is close to the truth in a way that might offend some people.

What does work for peanuts mean?

to work for a very small payment
To work for peanuts is an expression in English that means to work for a very small payment.