脱皮掉肉

脱皮掉肉

脱皮掉肉 [ tuō pí diào ròu ]

基本释义

喻指卖命（老头子一辈为 小梁庄群众起早搭黑，脱皮掉肉奔波，哪天黑来不熬到鸡儿叫）。--崔巍等《爱与恨》

英文翻译

to work one's butt off; to work as hard as possible; lit. to shed skin, drop flesh