Idiom of the Day
work your socks off | work your tail off
拼命幹活兒
Today: Thu, 13 Aug 2020
Meaning:
If you work your socks off, or work your tail off, you work very hard.
如果你拼命幹活兒,表示你工作非常努力。
For example:
We had to get the job finished by Friday, so we worked our socks off to get it done on time.
我們必須在星期五之前完成工作,所以我們拼命工作才能按時完成任務。
The sales team worked their tails off this quarter, and they've managed to beat the record for first-quarter sales figures.
銷售團隊這個季度拼命工作,他們設法打破了第一季度的銷售記錄。
Quick Quiz
His exam's on Monday, so Paul will have to work his socks off if he
a. wants to cheat
b. wants to pass
c. doesn't want to pass
答案:b