英语词汇“work sb/os to death”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	work sb/os to death
释义	work sb/os to death phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that someone works another person to death, you are emphasizing that they make them work very hard indeed, especially in a way that seems cruel or unfair. [emphasis] They worked themselves to death but never lost their humour. See full dictionary entry for death Examples of 'work sb/os to death' in a sentence work sb/os to death I think they were trying to work us to death. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He had to borrow the money and work himself to death. Globe and Mail (2003) We work ourselves to death. Times, Sunday Times (2012) So before we go and regulate the financial markets to death, we should work on saving ourselves from our own suboptimal behaviour. Times, Sunday Times (2009) For better or worse nature has designed honey bees to work themselves to death in the pursuit of sweet productivity. Times, Sunday Times (2017) They work themselves to death. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I think in the future we will be worked to death. The Sun (2011) There is far too much material, and it has been worked half to death. Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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work sb/os to death