Idiom of the Day
work your socks off | work your tail off
Today: Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Meaning:
If you work your socks off, or work your tail off, you work very hard.
For example:
- We had to get the job finished by Friday, so we worked our socks off to get it done on time.
- The sales team worked their tails off this quarter, and they've managed to beat the record for first-quarter sales figures.
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