BBC英语教学 Work your socks off 拼命干活
今日短语
非正式表达work your socks off “拼命地干活，连袜子都掉了”被用来形容为达成目标而十分勤奋、努力地做某事。
例句
I worked my socks off at university and graduated with a great degree.
If you want to progress in this company you'll have to work your socks off.
She earns a lot of money, but I know she really work her socks off.
请注意
另一个相似的短语work it off 或work off 通常指通过锻炼来消耗掉吃下的食物转化成的热量。
例句
When I've eaten too much, I usually try to work it off by going for a long run.
I can't believe I've just eaten two chocolate bars. That's going to take about an hour on the exercise bike to work off.
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