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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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work one's tail off

0Rose had 01u01b00worked her tail off02b02u00 for two weels but still failed the exams.02br
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00I know the part in bold means 01u00worked her fingers to the bone02u00, but why her tail off? Does tail here refer to butt? Thaks.0-
  

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0 This is an idiom, don't try to change it, just LEARN it. 0-

— Marius Hancu

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0 This is an idiom, don't try to change it, just LEARN it. 0-
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0Thanks, Marius.02br
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00Maybe you misunderstood me. I'm not going to change the idiom; I'm just curious why it's 01u00work one's tail off02u00 since one doesn't have a tail but a ****.0-
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0 tail = ****02br
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0 Thanks, Marius. 0-
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