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To oppressively cause someone or something to do too much work

To work (oneself) overly hard

To drive or work to exhaustion

To express or describe in exaggerated terms

To apply great and continuous effort towards work, a task, or a goal

To damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use

To work hard and for long hours, especially till late at night or the early hours of the morning

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To oppressively cause someone or something to do too much work

drives into the ground

imposes excessive strain on

makes heavy demands on

runs yourself into the ground

makes too many demands on

works oneself into the ground

works too hard

pushes to the limit

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“In Jerry's opinion, the government has to put up disciplinary measures against employers who abuse and overwork their staff.”

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To work (oneself) overly hard

overstrains

overextends

overloads

labors^US

labours^UK

burns the midnight oil

kills oneself

overtires yourself

works day and night

drives oneself too hard

knocks oneself out

pushes oneself too hard

runs yourself into the ground

burns the candle at both ends

overdoes it

wears oneself to a shadow

works oneself into the ground

bitse off more than you can chew

drives oneself into the ground

overstrains yourself

works your fingers to the bone

works one's tail off

practices presenteeism

bites off more than one can chew

has too many balls in the air

has too many irons in the fire

drives oneself

works yourself to death

overdoes

slaves

keeps your nose to the grindstone

stays on the treadmill

spreads oneself too thin

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“We tend to overwork as a means of self-escape, as a way of trying to justify our existence.”

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To drive or work to exhaustion

wears oneself to a shadow

wears oneself to a frazzle

immobilizes^US

paralyses^UK

paralyzes^US

immobilises^UK

removes the sting from

deprives of force

reduces the powers of

confines to a wheelchair

brings someone to their knees

brings low

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“My mother was always afraid I would overwork myself with everything on my plate, but I never did.”

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To express or describe in exaggerated terms

dramatises^UK

dramatizes^US

amplifies

inflates

overdraws

colors^US

colours^UK

belabours^UK

belabors^US

blows up out of all proportion

lays it on with a trowel

makes a big thing of

piles on

makes mountains out of molehills

puts on

ham up

makes a production out of

lays it on

makes a big thing about

goes overboard with

makes a production of

makes federal case

goes overboard

talks big

makes a big deal out of something

labors^US

labours^UK

maximizes^US

maximises^UK

blows out of proportion

makes too much of something

emphasizes^US

emphasises^UK

makes a federal case of

elaborates on

stretches the truth

makes a big thing out of

boosts

piles it on

blows something out of all proportion

places too much emphasis on

attaches too much importance to

goes to extremes

attaches too much weight to

lays it on with a shovel

lays too much emphasis on

makes a mountain out of

gives someone a sob story

enlarges on

jazzes up

exaggerates information

lays too much stress on

goes on and on about

goes over the top about

lays on with a trowel

sweet-talks

pays extravagant compliments

overdoes it

embellishes the truth

makes a performance of

plays on heartstrings

overexposes

quotes out of context

puts a spin on

takes out of context

glosses over

gives a false account of

lays it on thick about

bigs up

makes a drama out of a crisis

lays it on with a trowel about

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To apply great and continuous effort towards work, a task, or a goal

labors^US

labours^UK

endeavors^US

ploughs^UK

plows^US

endeavours^UK

pulls out all the stops

works your fingers to the bone

puts one's back into something

drags oneself

works oneself to the bone

burns the candle at both ends

gives it your best shot

moves heaven and earth

keeps your nose to the grindstone

makes an all-out effort

uses some elbow grease

leaves no stone unturned

puts one's back into it

rolls up one's sleeves

makes a supreme effort

goes hammer and tongs

gets your act together

works one's socks off

has one's nose to grindstone

works one's tail off

devotes

works fingers to bone

keeps nose to grindstone

puts up a fight against

goes the whole nine yards

drives oneself to the limit

offers

tackles

heads-down

directs your efforts towards

pushes oneself to the limit

puts effort into something

puts one's back in it

applies to

puts one's shoulder to the wheel

hits the ball

gives old college try

getd down to brass tacks

bellies up to the bar

gets to work

gets down to business

gets down to the nitty-gritty

gets down to nuts and bolts

limps

moves with difficulty

makes one's way with difficulty

shinnies

proceeds with difficulty

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Verb

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To damage, erode, or destroy by friction or use

Verb

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To work hard and for long hours, especially till late at night or the early hours of the morning

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